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 Stansted partOf Church of England
Archdeacon of Stansted church Church of England
St James’ Church, Morpeth denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Orston denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Droitwich denomination Church of England
Humphrey Chetham religiousAffiliation Church of England
Epsom Deanery denomination Church of England
Epsom Deanery religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Paul’s Church, Nork denomination Church of England
Dulwich College Chapel denomination Church of England
Princess Henry of Battenberg religion Church of England
Ralph Cudworth denomination Church of England
Joseph Butler denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Binfield denomination Church of England
ATTLEBOROUGH denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Attleborough
St Mark’s Church, Binfield denomination Church of England
Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine religion Church of England
Quiney family religion Church of England
David Bowes-Lyon religion Church of England
Archdeacon of Cambridge denomination Church of England
George FitzRoy religion Church of England
Alan Billings denomination Church of England
Romsey and Wellow denomination Church of England
Peak Deanery partOf Church of England
Peak Deanery denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Chesterfield denomination Church of England
4th Earl of Derby religion Church of England
subject surface form: Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby
Holy Cross Church, Uckfield denomination Church of England
Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole religion Church of England
Bishop’s House, Norwich denomination Church of England
Bishop of Elmham partOf Church of England
Bishop of Elmham church Church of England
Mary Sheffield religion Church of England
Leeds Grammar School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Maurice Suckling religion Church of England