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 Mary and All Saints denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary and All Saints, Sculthorpe
St Mary and All Saints religiousOrder Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary and All Saints, Sculthorpe
St Barnabas Church, Ranmore denomination Church of England
Ann Longley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Charles Longley
Ann Longley appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
subject surface form: Archbishop of Canterbury
All Saints Church, Brixham denomination Church of England
Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury memberOf Church of England
subject surface form: Michael Ramsey
Thomas Fuller (historian) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Thomas Fuller
William Fuller (bishop) religion Church of England
William Fuller (bishop) memberOf Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Rye denomination Church of England
St Mary Paddington religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Mary Magdalene Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary Magdalene Church, Paddington
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow denomination Church of England
Great Wymondley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Wymondley
Hinxworth denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Hinxworth
Kelshall religiousDenominationAtChurch Church of England
St Ippolyts parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Tadlow parishChurchDenomination Church of England
St Andrew's Church, Maghull governingBody Church of England
Richard Doddridge Blackmore religion Church of England
Richard Doddridge religion Church of England
subject surface form: Richard Doddridge Blackmore
The House of Oriel religiousTradition Church of England
Oriel religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Oriel College, Oxford
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical)
Oriel College Chapel denomination Church of England
John Keble denomination Church of England
Wotton Underwood parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Christ Church Greyfriars denomination Church of England
Mobberley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley