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 Dunstan-in-the-West denomination Church of England
Company of Parish Clerks of London religion Church of England
Brentwood School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Guards Chapel denomination Church of England
parish of Luddenden denomination Church of England
Frances Howard, Countess of Essex religion Church of England
Barchester Cathedral denomination Church of England
The Grantly family religiousAffiliation Church of England
Bishop Thomas Grantley religion Church of England
Dr Grantly religion Church of England
St Bride's Church denomination Church of England
Bishop of Barchester denomination Church of England
Church of St Mary denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary, Shipton-under-Wychwood
Elizabeth Throckmorton religion Church of England
St John’s Chapel denomination Church of England
Donington on Bain denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew's Church, Donington on Bain
Tostock, Suffolk denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Tostock
Richard Sibbs denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Richard Sibbes
Bishop of Liverpool partOf Church of England
Bishop of Liverpool denomination Church of England
Bishop of Liverpool church Church of England
Chapter of Liverpool Cathedral denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Spelsbury denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Grade I denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Spelsbury
Church of St Kenelm, Enstone denomination Church of England
Robert Palk religion Church of England
St James the Great Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St James the Great Church, South Leigh
St Mary the Virgin, Great Brington (parish church associated) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin, Great Brington
Timothy James Hamilton Laurence religion Church of England
Savannah Phillips religion Church of England
Bishop of Sheffield partOf Church of England
Bishop of Sheffield church Church of England
Dean of Sheffield partOf Church of England
Isla Phillips religion Church of England
Deanery of Reigate denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Reigate denomination Church of England
Stoke Poges churchyard denomination Church of England
Lady Coke religion Church of England
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips religion Church of England
Radley College religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Helen’s Church, Etwall denomination Church of England
Ilam denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Holy Cross Church, Ilam
Henry Cubitt religion Church of England
subject surface form: Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe
Handsworth Old Church denomination Church of England