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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Hopesay denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Hopesay
Christ Church Alsager denomination Church of England
Fulham Palace religiousAffiliation Church of England
Frederick Cornwallis religion Church of England
Christ Church, Clifton denomination Church of England
St Nicholas' Church, Tackley denomination Church of England
Fylde Deanery denomination Church of England
Church of England parish partOf Church of England
St James Church, Clerkenwell denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church Alsager denomination Church of England
Holy Rood Church denomination Church of England
Elizabeth Porter religion Church of England
Lord Almoner religion Church of England
James Montague religion Church of England
Richard Chartres church Church of England
Adrian Newman denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Middlesex denomination Church of England
Bishop of Carlisle partOf Church of England
Bishop of Carlisle church Church of England
Diocesan Synod of Carlisle denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Carlisle denomination Church of England
John Radcliffe religion Church of England
Bowes family religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Nacton denomination Church of England
Revd. Sir John Page Wood religion Church of England
Toby Matthew religion Church of England
Wilcote Chapel denomination Church of England
Hertford College Chapel denomination Church of England
Princess Sophia of Gloucester religion Church of England
St Luke’s Church, Lowton partOf Church of England
All Saints Church, Helmsley denomination Church of England