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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Keymer Parish Church denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Ipswich church Church of England
St Margaret's Church, Wrenbury denomination Church of England
St Remigius Church, Hethersett denomination Church of England
St Remigius Church (listed building) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Remigius Church (Hethersett)
St Mary’s Church, Knowsley denomination Church of England
1st Marquess of Hastings religion Church of England
subject surface form: Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings
St Nicholas Church, Bramber denomination Church of England
Thomas Egerton religion Church of England
St. James Goose Creek Parish denomination Church of England
St Martin’s Church, Liskeard denomination Church of England
Bishop’s Manor, Southwell denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Suffolk denomination Church of England
John Lewis Wilson church Church of England
Dibley parish religiousAffiliation Church of England
Ashburton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew's Church, Ashburton
Robert Walpole (bishop) denomination Church of England
Sir John Popham religion Church of England
Germoe parish denomination Church of England
parish church of St Germoe denomination Church of England
James Chapman denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Standon denomination Church of England
Thundridge Old Church ruins denomination Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Braughing denomination Church of England
Henry Liddell religion Church of England
Sir Augustus Frederick d’Este religion Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Frome denomination Church of England