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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Camilla, Queen Consort religion Church of England
John Vassall Jr. religion Church of England
Dulwich College religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical)
St Chad's Church, Montford denomination Church of England
Manchester Cathedral denomination Church of England
Manchester Cathedral ownedBy Church of England
Charlotte, Princess Royal religion Church of England
Rugby School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Catherine, Princess of Wales religion Church of England
St Saviour, Southwark religion Church of England
John Stevens Henslow clergyOf Church of England
English Separatist movement follows Church of England
English Separatist movement opposedTo Church of England
English Separatist movement separatedFrom Church of England
King’s College London religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical)
Truro, Cornwall hasCathedralDenomination Church of England
Chigwell School religiousAffiliation Church of England
George IV of the United Kingdom religion Church of England
Church of St Martin denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Martin, Bladon
Bishop of Reading church Church of England
Bishop of Reading usedBy Church of England
Orford, Suffolk denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford
Prince Octavius of Great Britain religion Church of England
Prince Alfred of Great Britain religion Church of England
Geoffrey Fisher memberOf Church of England
Coronation Ring associatedWith Church of England
Merton College, Oxford religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Michael’s Cathedral denomination Church of England
Sir Edward Seymour religion Church of England
Haileybury College religiousAffiliation Church of England
Albert Memorial Chapel denomination Church of England