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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Church of St Mary denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary, Glympton
Church of St Denys denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Denys, Little Compton
St Andrew’s Church, Enfield denomination Church of England
Bishop of Blackburn denomination Church of England
Blackburn Deanery denomination Church of England
Pendle Deanery denomination Church of England
Blackpool Deanery denomination Church of England
Rossendale Deanery denomination Church of England
Rossendale Deanery religiousAffiliation Church of England
Blackburn with Darwen Deanery denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Blackburn denomination Church of England
Bishop’s House, Blackburn denomination Church of England
St John’s Church denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Onchan denomination Church of England
St James’ Church, Wardle denomination Church of England
St Thomas’ Church, Newhey denomination Church of England
Elder Lady Chapel religiousAffiliation Church of England
Burnley Deanery denomination Church of England
Burnley Deanery religiousAffiliation Church of England
Archdeaconry of Lancaster denomination Church of England
Bertie religion Church of England
Church of St Mary the Virgin denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Cavendish
St Nicholas Church, Islip denomination Church of England
Parish Church of St Michael denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of St Michael, Chenies
Nether Alderley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Nether Alderley
St Mary’s Church, Bentley denomination Church of England
William Perrin denomination Church of England
William Perrin church Church of England
Bishop of Lancaster church Church of England
St Cuthbert's Church, Norham denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Sullington, West Sussex, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Sullington
Dean and Chapter of Winchester denomination Church of England
West Front religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: West Front of Winchester Cathedral
Aylestone denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Aylestone
St Peter’s Church, Alvescot denomination Church of England
Bedford Chapel denomination Church of England