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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Screveton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Wilfrid’s Church, Screveton
Thoroton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Helena’s Church, Thoroton
All Saints’ Church, Marazion denomination Church of England
Hatfield Peverel denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Hatfield Peverel
St Alkmund's Church, Duffield denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Plymouth church Church of England
Lord Willetts religion Church of England
Court of Henry VIII religion Church of England
St Wystan’s Church denomination Church of England
Repton School chapel denomination Church of England
Chapter of St Albans Cathedral partOf Church of England
Chapter of St Albans Cathedral denomination Church of England
Frederick Keppel religion Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Walworth denomination Church of England
St John’s Church, Walworth denomination Church of England
St Nicholas Church, Deptford denomination Church of England
St Lawrence Church, Bardney denomination Church of England
St Paul’s Church, Thelwall denomination Church of England
Bishop’s House, Ely denomination Church of England
The Bishop’s Palace, Ely (historical) religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: The Bishop’s Palace, Ely
Episcopus Eliensis church Church of England
Arms of the Bishopric of Ely church Church of England
Bishop of New Zealand denomination Church of England
subject surface form: George Augustus Selwyn
Selwyn College religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Selwyn College, Cambridge
St Paul’s Church, Deptford denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Chelmsford church Church of England
Reverend Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck religion Church of England
subject surface form: Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck
Eugenie religion Church of England
subject surface form: Princess Eugenie of York
Kineton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Kineton
St James the Less, Pangbourne denomination Church of England
David Atkinson denomination Church of England
Dean of Derby religion Church of England
Eugenie Victoria Helena religion Church of England
Albury Old Saxon Church denomination Church of England