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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Church of St Martin, Nacton denomination Church of England
St Chad's Church, Handforth denomination Church of England
Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (as holder of Percy estates) religion Church of England
subject surface form: Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
Sir William Johnson religion Church of England
Joseph Bosworth religion Church of England
Rev. Canon Chasuble denomination Church of England
Sir Roger Newdigate religion Church of England
Norwich School religiousAffiliation Church of England
William Dugdale religion Church of England
Sir Timothy Shelley religion Church of England
St Mary the Virgin Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin Church, Mortlake
All Saints Church, Bingley denomination Church of England
Henry Egerton religion Church of England
Archdeacon of Ludlow denomination Church of England
Isaac Milner denomination Church of England
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset religion Church of England
John Egerton, Viscount Alford religion Church of England
Helena religion Church of England
subject surface form: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
St Martin's Church, Canterbury denomination Church of England
Eric Symes Abbott denomination Church of England
St Andrew’s Church, Thropton denomination Church of England
St John the Evangelist Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Evangelist Church, Havering-atte-Bower
Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby religion Church of England
St John the Evangelist Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Evangelist Church, Corby Glen
St Andrew’s Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Corby Glen
Archdeaconry of Wandsworth denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Birmingham church Church of England
Archdeacon of Birmingham denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Laleham denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Bideford denomination Church of England
St Peter's Church, Prestbury denomination Church of England
Lady Mary Cambridge religion Church of England
Jonathan Meyrick denomination Church of England
Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew's Church, Kirton in Lindsey
Bourne Abbey denomination Church of England
Church of St Guthlac religiousAffiliation Church of England