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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St Chad’s Church, Uppermill denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Fetcham denomination Church of England
Leatherhead parish partOf Church of England
Crooked Spire religiousAffiliation Church of England
St John the Evangelist Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Evangelist Church, Failsworth
All Saints Church, New Haw denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, New Haw isPartOf Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England in Surrey
Sir John Cass religion Church of England
Brownlow North (bishop) religion Church of England
subject surface form: Brownlow North
Brownlow North (bishop) memberOf Church of England
subject surface form: Brownlow North
Wroxton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Wroxton
Geoffrey Clayton denomination Church of England
Clifton College Chapel religiousAffiliation Church of England
Clifton religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Clifton College
St James Church, Shere religiousAffiliation Church of England
Prince Michael of Kent religion Church of England
Edward, Prince of Wales religion Church of England
Charles, Duke of Cambridge (1660) religion Church of England
Letheringsett denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Letheringsett
Holton, Oxfordshire religiousParish Church of England
Church of St Andrew, Ilchester denomination Church of England
Lady Louise Windsor religion Church of England
Bagshot village denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Anne’s Church, Bagshot
Thomas Plume religion Church of England
James Challis clergyOf Church of England
Ascension Parish denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Isleworth denomination Church of England
St Martha-on-the-Hill Church denomination Church of England
St. Michael’s Cathedral denomination Church of England