Church of England

E3765

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.

All labels observed (37)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4,466)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork religion Church of England
KCVO religiousAffiliation Church of England
St John’s Church, Bollington denomination Church of England
St John’s denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Furness denomination Church of England
Bishop of Penrith denomination Church of England
Bishop of Penrith church Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Hampton denomination Church of England
St Andrew’s Church, Shifnal denomination Church of England
Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, London denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Grosvenor Chapel
Susanna Shakespeare religion Church of England
Bishop of Jarrow church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Auckland denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Auckland church Church of England
Auckland Castle religiousAffiliation Church of England
Arms of the Diocese of Durham denomination Church of England
St Martin’s Church denomination Church of England
Sir John Holt religion Church of England
St Andrew’s Church, Cheshunt denomination Church of England
Bishop of Birkenhead church Church of England
Stephen Oliver denomination Church of England
Stephen Oliver church Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Prestwich denomination Church of England
Bishop of Stockport church Church of England
Archdeacon of Hackney church Church of England
Albert Frederick Arthur George religion Church of England
Henry Robinson denomination Church of England
St Nicholas Church, Godstone denomination Church of England
Robert Sidney religion Church of England
subject surface form: Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester
St James’s Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St James’s Church, Lealholm
Archdeaconry of Durham denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Durham church Church of England
Charlotte Augusta of Wales religion Church of England
Archdeacon of Northolt church Church of England
Area Bishop of Bradford denomination Church of England
Area Bishop of Kirkstall church Church of England
Cowfold denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Cowfold
West Chiltington denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, West Chiltington
Thakeham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Thakeham
Milnrow Parish Church denomination Church of England