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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Archdeacon of Colchester church Church of England
Archdeacon of Colchester denomination Church of England
Ely Cathedral Choir denomination Church of England
Prince Maurice of Battenberg religion Church of England
parish church of St Mary the Virgin denomination Church of England
subject surface form: parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Lakenheath
Christ Church, Tunstall denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Southend church Church of England
Archdeacon of Southend denomination Church of England
St Luke’s Church, Cannock denomination Church of England
Alastair Redfern denomination Church of England
Brightwell-cum-Sotwell denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Agatha’s Church, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
Brixworth denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints’ Church, Brixworth
Salhouse denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Salhouse
St Peter’s Church, Newlyn denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Harlow church Church of England
All Saints Church, Brenchley denomination Church of England
Dean of Peterborough partOf Church of England
King William's College religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Andrew Holborn denomination Church of England
St Andrew Holborn partOf Church of England
St John the Baptist Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Baptist Church, Buxton
Archdeacon of Barking church Church of England
St Paul’s Church, Rusthall denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Deene denomination Church of England
Little Missenden denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Baptist Church, Little Missenden
St Margaret’s Church, Ridge denomination Church of England
St George's Church, Littleport denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Morpeth denomination Church of England
Parish Church of St Giles denomination Church of England
Willibrord Kevin Keith Munn (Keith Wilby) (inaugural holder) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Willibrord Kevin Keith Munn
Willibrord Kevin Keith Munn (Keith Wilby) (inaugural holder) church Church of England
subject surface form: Bishop of Brixworth
Worstead denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin, Worstead
St Mary’s Church, Putney denomination Church of England
Sir Stafford Northcote religion Church of England
John Freind religion Church of England
William Freind religion Church of England