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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St Martin’s Church, Ancaster denomination Church of England
St Mary and St Peter denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Fairford denomination Church of England
Sebergham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Sebergham
Raughton Head denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Raughton Head
Dean and Chapter of Norwich denomination Church of England
11th Earl of Derby religion Church of England
subject surface form: Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby
Salisbury Cathedral organ denomination Church of England
St Margaret, Southwark denomination Church of England
Tarrant Crawford denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Tarrant Crawford
Henrietta Cavendish Holles religion Church of England
Archdeacon of Hereford religion Church of England
John Holbrook denomination Church of England
6th Duke of Marlborough religion Church of England
subject surface form: George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough
George Percy religion Church of England
Church of St John the Evangelist denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St John the Evangelist, Ryhall
Dauntsey's School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Maud Royden denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Malmesbury religion Church of England
House of Montagu religiousAffiliation Church of England
Chapter of Southwark Cathedral denomination Church of England
Christ Church, Chatburn denomination Church of England
Whalley parish church denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Berkeley denomination Church of England
St Leonard’s Church, Downham denomination Church of England
Assheton family religion Church of England
Austen family religion Church of England
St James Church, Gorton denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Andover denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Gloucester denomination Church of England
St Lawrence Church, Chobham denomination Church of England
Hailes Church denomination Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Dedham denomination Church of England
St Martin, Leicester denomination Church of England
Dean and Chapter of Leicester denomination Church of England
Dean of Leicester denomination Church of England
Alfred Ernest Albert religion Church of England