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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All Saints Church, Holbeach denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Holbeach religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Anglican
Cambridge choral tradition associatedWith Church of England
Church of England parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of England parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Long Hanborough
Church Hanborough hasDenomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Edmonton denomination Church of England
Edmonton parish religiousJurisdiction Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Edwinstowe denomination Church of England
The Warden and the College of the Souls of All Faithful People Deceased in the University of Oxford religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical)
John Dolman religion Church of England
St James the Great denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St James the Great, Fulbrook
Anglican church (historical) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Anglican church (historical) in Metlakatla, British Columbia
Edward Bouverie Pusey memberOf Church of England
Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden religion Church of England
subject surface form: Princess Margaret of Connaught
Ralph Brownrigg religion Church of England
Oundle School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Bradfield College religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Anne’s Church, Lewes denomination Church of England
St Anne’s Church, Lewes governingBody Church of England
St John sub Castro, Lewes denomination Church of England
St Michael’s Church, Lewes denomination Church of England
Selby Abbey denomination Church of England
Norman Colin Dexter religion Church of England
Park Street denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Holy Trinity Church, Frogmore
Lord High Almoner religion Church of England
Clerk of the Closet religion Church of England
Clerk of the Closet jurisdiction Church of England
Sir Michael Adeane religion Church of England
University of Chester religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Thomas’ Church, Kidsgrove denomination Church of England
Ruskington parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Metheringham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Wilfrid's Church, Metheringham
Branston parishChurchDenomination Church of England
St Botolph’s Aldgate, London denomination Church of England
St Botolph’s Aldgate, London affiliation Church of England
Botulph hasFeastObservedBy Church of England
St John’s Church, Kidsgrove denomination Church of England
Heckington denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Heckington
St Botolph’s Bishopsgate, London denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Botolph’s Bishopsgate
St Botolph’s Bishopsgate, London governingBody Church of England
subject surface form: St Botolph’s Bishopsgate
Cherry Vann denomination Church of England
John Charles Ryle denomination Church of England
Alice religion Church of England
subject surface form: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Exton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton