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 Andrew's Church, Dent denomination Church of England
St German's Cathedral denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Doncaster denomination Church of England
Lady Elizabeth Cavendish religion Church of England
St Julian’s Church, Norwich denomination Church of England
Anne Hathaway religion Church of England
Holy Trinity Brompton Church denomination Church of England
Newcastle Cathedral denomination Church of England
Bishop of Newcastle church Church of England
Dean of Newcastle religion Church of England
Archdeaconry of Lindisfarne denomination Church of England
Diocesan Synod of Sheffield denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth denomination Church of England
St Giles Church, Killamarsh denomination Church of England
St Giles’ Church, Sandiacre denomination Church of England
Bishop of Berwick church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Northumberland denomination Church of England
Styal Parish Church denomination Church of England
St Gluvias Church denomination Church of England
Pembroke College Chapel religion Church of England
Thomas Warton religion Church of England
Henry James Pye religion Church of England
6th Baron Byron religion Church of England
subject surface form: George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere denomination Church of England
College of Bishops denomination Church of England
subject surface form: College of Bishops (Church of England)
Birgitte religion Church of England
subject surface form: Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
St Mary’s Church religiousAffiliation Church of England
Richard Lee I religion Church of England
Consistory Court of Sodor and Man partOf Church of England
Consistory Court of Sodor and Man church Church of England
Great Bookham, Surrey, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicolas Church, Great Bookham
Yatton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Yatton