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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Busbridge and Hambledon denomination Church of England
Dean of Ely denomination Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Leeds denomination Church of England
Doncaster, United Kingdom denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Doncaster Minster
North Road Cemetery, Adelaide denomination Church of England
Busbridge Church denomination Church of England
Peel Cathedral denomination Church of England
Cheltenham College religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Mary’s, Warwick denomination Church of England
St Paul’s Church, Bedford denomination Church of England
St George’s Church, Poynton denomination Church of England
Sheriff Hutton Church (probable) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Sheriff Hutton Church
Christopher Chessun denomination Church of England
St Thomas’s Church, Heamoor denomination Church of England
Diocese of Chichester Synod denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Hastings church Church of England
Archdeacon of Hastings denomination Church of England
Pleasley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Michael’s Church, Pleasley
Chapter of Guildford Cathedral denomination Church of England
Beer denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Michael’s Church, Beer
Charles Simeon denomination Church of England
Bishop Hannington denomination Church of England
Bishop of Ripon partOf Church of England
Bishop of Knaresborough partOf Church of England
Bishop of Knaresborough church Church of England
St Mildred's Church, Tenterden denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Bath church Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Belper denomination Church of England
St Olaf's Church, Wasdale denomination Church of England
St Nicholas Church, Newchurch denomination Church of England
Church of St Wilfrid, Ripon denomination Church of England