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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Great St Mary’s Church denomination Church of England
Nathaniel Woodard denomination Church of England
Samuel Wesley the Elder denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Totnes partOf Church of England
Church of St Nicholas, Dereham denomination Church of England
St Mary de Haura Church denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Henfield denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Swindon denomination Church of England
Arthur religion Church of England
Weybourne denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Weybourne
Irstead denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Michael’s Church, Irstead
Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore religion Church of England
Michael Marshall denomination Church of England
Michael Marshall church Church of England
George Abbot religion Church of England
St Edmund’s Church, Acle denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Barnstaple religion Church of England
Archdeacon of Barnstaple church Church of England
St John’s Church, Dukinfield denomination Church of England
Dean of Chelmsford partOf Church of England
Dean of Chelmsford denomination Church of England
SS Nicholas and Faith Church denomination Church of England
James Fraser denomination Church of England
Canterbury Cathedral choir denomination Church of England
Colin Buchanan denomination Church of England
Peter Hall denomination Church of England
Peter Hall church Church of England
Peter Hall religiousAffiliation Church of England
Michael Ipgrave denomination Church of England
Michael Ipgrave religiousAffiliation Church of England
Karowei Dorgu denomination Church of England
Woolwich Episcopal Area denomination Church of England
Guli Francis-Dehqani denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Wells denomination Church of England
Worksop Priory denomination Church of England
St James’ Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St James’ Church, Temple Sowerby
All Saints Church, Wellington denomination Church of England
Colston Bassett denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin, Colston Bassett