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 Hilda’s Church denomination Church of England
Sir Leoline Jenkins religion Church of England
Cathedral of the Peak denomination Church of England
St Martin Ludgate denomination Church of England
Bosham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Holy Trinity Church, Bosham
Episcopus Cicestrensis church Church of England
George Bell denomination Church of England
St Mary with St Alban Church denomination Church of England
Malmesbury Abbey denomination Church of England
Giggleswick School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Worksop College religiousAffiliation Church of England
Bishop of Doncaster church Church of England
Lord Dunmore religion Church of England
Edmund Gibson religion Church of England
Dean of Exeter denomination Church of England
The Old Palace religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: The Old Palace, Exeter
St Swithin's Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Swithin's Church, Lincoln
St Mary’s Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Swinbrook
Lady May Abel Smith religion Church of England
CHICHESTER denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Chichester Cathedral
Christ Church Laxey denomination Church of England
Highgate School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Dove Holes denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Paul’s Church, Dove Holes
Yeovil deanery denomination Church of England
Oakham School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Countess of Athlone religion Church of England
subject surface form: Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Rossall School religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Cuthbert’s Church, Wells denomination Church of England
William Byron, 4th Baron Byron religion Church of England
St John’s Chapel denomination Church of England
St Martin's Church, Martindale denomination Church of England
St Aubyn family religion Church of England
Pittington denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Laurence’s Church, Pittington
Sir John Major (honorary fellow) religion Church of England
subject surface form: Sir John Major
Lincoln College Chapel religiousAffiliation Church of England
The Hanging Chapel religiousAffiliation Church of England