Church of England

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The Church of England is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, combining elements of both Protestant Reformation and historic Catholic tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican church
Christian denomination
national church
state church
cathedralChurchOfCanterbury Canterbury Cathedral
cathedralChurchOfYork York Minster
churchOrder bishops
deacons
priests
country England
creedsUsed Apostles’ Creed
surface form: Apostles' Creed

Athanasian Creed
Nicene Creed
currentArchbishopOfCanterbury Archbishop of Canterbury
surface form: Justin Welby
currentSupremeGovernor Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: Charles III
dateEstablished 16th century
denomination Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism
doctrineBasis Bible
Thirty-Nine Articles
founderRole initiated by Henry VIII
foundingPeriod Reformation
surface form: English Reformation
globalInfluence influential in worldwide Anglicanism
governance episcopal hierarchy
governingBody General Synod
headOfChurch monarch of the United Kingdom
isPartOf Anglican Communion
keyEvent Act of Supremacy 1534
languageOfWorship English
liturgicalTradition Anglican liturgy
officialStatusInEngland established church
ordinationOfWomen ordains women as bishops
ordains women as priests
parliamentaryRepresentation Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords
polity episcopal polity
primaryLiturgy Book of Common Prayer
Common Worship
principalSacraments Baptism
Holy Eucharist
surface form: Holy Communion
province Province of Canterbury
Province of York
religion Christianity
roleInAnglicanCommunion mother church of the Anglican Communion
sacramentalTheology recognizes two sacraments of the Gospel
selfDescription both Catholic and Reformed
seniorClericTitle Archbishop of York
separationFrom Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
spiritualLeaderTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
supremeGovernorTitle British monarch
surface form: Supreme Governor of the Church of England
theologyTradition Catholic tradition
Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation

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Essays on Church Policy associatedWith Church of England
John Perceval religion Church of England
subject surface form: John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
Aust churchDenomination Church of England
Northleach denomination Church of England
East Harptree denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Laurence, East Harptree
All Saints Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Hale Barns
Thomas Sharp memberOf Church of England
Canons of Salisbury Cathedral denomination Church of England
Residentiary canons religiousDenomination Church of England
subject surface form: Residentiary canon
Bishop’s residence in Salisbury (Bishop’s House / Bishop’s Palace) religiousTradition Church of England
subject surface form: Bishop’s residence in Salisbury
Northbourne churchDenomination Church of England
Bardsea religionBuildingDenomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Fulham denomination Church of England
Bishop of Sherborne partOf Church of England
Bishop of Sherborne usedByChurch Church of England
Lord Nicholas Windsor baptisedInto Church of England
Tractarianism withinChurch Church of England
St Editha’s Church denomination Church of England
Rotherwick parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Church of St Laurence, Stroud denomination Church of England
St Thomas’ Church, Friarmere denomination Church of England
Lydd denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Lydd
Tewkesbury Abbey denomination Church of England
St Andrew's Church, Cranwell denomination Church of England
St Andrew's Church, Cranwell governingBody Church of England
St Denys Church, Sleaford denomination Church of England
St Giles Church, Ashtead denomination Church of England
Edmund Grindal religion Church of England
Peterhouse Chapel denomination Church of England
John Percival denomination Church of England
St Thomas Church, Lymington denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Chester denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Chester governingChurch Church of England
Deanery of Frodsham denomination Church of England