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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Richard Hakluyt religion Church of England
St Anne’s Church, Chasetown denomination Church of England
Haydon Bridge denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Cuthbert’s Church, Haydon Bridge
Bill Ind denomination Church of England
Tim Thornton denomination Church of England
St Paul’s Church, Honiton denomination Church of England
Cardinal Henry Edward Manning religion Church of England
subject surface form: Henry Edward Manning
parish church of St James religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of St James, Louth
Canon of Lichfield Cathedral denomination Church of England
Robert Atwell denomination Church of England
Claude George Bowes-Lyon religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Ellesmere denomination Church of England
Loscoe denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Luke’s Church, Loscoe
St Lawrence’s Church, Heanor denomination Church of England
William Cole religion Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Claygate denomination Church of England
Edward Stillingfleet denomination Church of England
St Petroc's Church denomination Church of England
St Mary's Church, Bodmin denomination Church of England
Beauchief Abbey denomination Church of England
St Andrew's Church, Cobham denomination Church of England
St. Mary’s Church, Fletching denomination Church of England
Church of St Mary, Lenham denomination Church of England
Harrietsham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St John the Baptist, Harrietsham
Proctors in Convocation (clergy representatives) religion Church of England
subject surface form: Proctors in Convocation
St Mary’s Church, Wendover denomination Church of England
Reigate Heath Windmill denomination Church of England
Archbishops of Canterbury and York partOf Church of England
Archbishops of Canterbury and York church Church of England
Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Newport Pagnell
Winslow denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Laurence Church, Winslow
Dean Prior, Devon, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St George’s Church, Dean Prior