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 Alphege Church denomination Church of England
John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare religion Church of England
Keble College Chapel religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Painswick denomination Church of England
St George’s Church, Kencot denomination Church of England
Broadwell denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Peter and St Paul, Broadwell
St Matthew's Church, Langford denomination Church of England
John Selden religion Church of England
Sir John Coke religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Hitchin denomination Church of England
St Nicholas Church, Chawton denomination Church of England
Ropley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Ropley
William, Duke of Clarence religion Church of England
Princess Elizabeth of Clarence religion Church of England
Parish church of Holy Trinity, Devon, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Devon, England
Ashingdon denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Ashingdon
Church of St James denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St James, Sarsden
St Nicolas Church, Witham denomination Church of England
Charles III (as Prince of Wales at the time of knighthood) religion Church of England
subject surface form: Charles III
Canewdon denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Canewdon
Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife religion Church of England
Diocese of York denomination Church of England
12th Earl of Derby religion Church of England
subject surface form: Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
Newport Minster denomination Church of England
Lydiard Millicent denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of All Saints, Lydiard Millicent
Episcopus Londiniensis church Church of England
Area Bishop of Edmonton religion Church of England
Milcombe religion Church of England
Nicholas Wadham religion Church of England
Dorothy Wadham religion Church of England
Wadham College Chapel religiousAffiliation Church of England
Dean of Winchester denomination Church of England
Sevenhampton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St James, Sevenhampton