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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Prince Andrew, Duke of York religion Church of England
Bishop of Buckingham church Church of England
coronation of George VI denomination Church of England
Dean and Canons of Windsor denomination Church of England
Bishop of Oxford church Church of England
Duchess of Queensberry religion Church of England
subject surface form: Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge religion Church of England
Exeter College, Oxford religiousAffiliation Church of England
Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott religion Church of England
Coventry Cathedral denomination Church of England
Prince William, Prince of Wales religion Church of England
Standish denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Wilfrid's Church, Standish
Rowan Williams denomination Church of England
Westminster School hasReligiousAffiliation Church of England
High Commission Court jurisdiction Church of England
Christ Church, Oxford religiousAffiliation Church of England
William IV religion Church of England
Bishop of Dorchester church Church of England
Bishop of Dorchester usedBy Church of England
Kington denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Kington
Stowe School religiousAffiliation Church of England
The Queen's College Chapel denomination Church of England
Henry Lucas religion Church of England
Henry William Frederick Albert religion Church of England
Pocahontas baptizedIn Church of England
Peterborough denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Peterborough Cathedral
St Alfege Church denomination Church of England
St Alfege Church belongsTo Church of England
Marham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Holy Trinity Church, Marham
Cudham parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Coronation of Edward VII denomination Church of England
Methwold hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Clergy reserves hasBeneficiary Church of England
Gloucester Cathedral choir denomination Church of England
Master of the Children religion Church of England
Coronation of William IV denomination Church of England