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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Samlesbury denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Leonard the Less Church
St Leonard’s Church, Langho denomination Church of England
Howden Minster denomination Church of England
St David’s Church, Airmyn denomination Church of England
St Paul’s Church, Adlington denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church Lymm denomination Church of England
Peter Dawes denomination Church of England
Jonathan Bailey denomination Church of England
Pershore Abbey denomination Church of England
parish church of St Mary the Virgin religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Thame
Lewknor denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Margaret’s Church, Lewknor
St Mary the Virgin, Chalgrove denomination Church of England
Ewelme denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ewelme
St Andrew’s Church, Barnwell denomination Church of England
EC religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Epsom College
St Mary’s Church, Pulborough denomination Church of England
Edmund Pearce denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Salford church Church of England
Christ Church F.C. religiousAffiliation Church of England
Gove religion Church of England
subject surface form: Michael Gove
Archdeacon of Bristol church Church of England
Church of St Thomas à Becket denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Thomas à Becket, Pensford
Deanery of Camden denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Hampstead denomination Church of England
Sir John Soane family religion Church of England
Savoy Chapel denomination Church of England
Sir John Colleton religion Church of England
Remenham denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Lamberhurst denomination Church of England
Jeffery religion Church of England
subject surface form: Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Anne Hollinghurst denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Haddenham denomination Church of England
Long Crendon denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Long Crendon
Warburton, Cheshire denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Werburgh's Church, Warburton