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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Bromham Churchyard religiousAffiliation Church of England
Scrooby denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Wilfrid's Church, Scrooby
Chicklade denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin, Chicklade
St John’s Church, Sandiway denomination Church of England
Rotherham Minster denomination Church of England
George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer religion Church of England
Frederick Louis religion Church of England
subject surface form: Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
Lord Mansfield religion Church of England
Lancing College Chapel denomination Church of England
Stopham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin Church, Stopham
central tower of Canterbury Cathedral religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Central Tower of Canterbury Cathedral
Becket’s Crown religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Mary and St Giles Church denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Bexhill denomination Church of England
Church of St Peter, Thetford denomination Church of England
parish church of St Mary the Virgin denomination Church of England
subject surface form: parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Uttoxeter
Sir Roger Manwood religion Church of England
All Saints Church, Pontefract denomination Church of England
St Thomas the Apostle, Hanwell denomination Church of England
St John the Evangelist, Woking denomination Church of England
St Saviour’s Church, Acton denomination Church of England
St Paul’s Church, Hook denomination Church of England
St George’s Church, Millom denomination Church of England
St James’s Church, Alperton denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Petworth denomination Church of England
Philip Mounstephen denomination Church of England
Philip Mounstephen church Church of England
Grimsby Minster denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Cockermouth denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Castleford denomination Church of England
St Giles Church, Pontefract denomination Church of England
Richard Fletcher religion Church of England
Archdeacon of Horsham church Church of England
Thomas Bray denomination Church of England
SPG in Foreign Parts religiousAffiliation Church of England