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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Francis Joseph Leopold Frederick religion Church of England
Tisbury denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Baptist Church, Tisbury
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck religion Church of England
Rawnsley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Hardwicke Rawnsley
Vicar of Crosthwaite religion Church of England
Canon of Carlisle denomination Church of England
Chilcompton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Baptist Church, Chilcompton
St Nicholas Church, Radstock denomination Church of England
St Michael’s Tower religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Nicholas Church, Steventon denomination Church of England
Deanery of Whitchurch denomination Church of England
Steventon Rectory (site of Jane Austen’s childhood home) denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Steventon Rectory
James Edward Austen-Leigh religion Church of England
Diocese of Dunwich partOf Church of England
Diocese of Dunwich church Church of England
Christ Church, Frome denomination Church of England
Christ Church, Ware religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Lawrence, Whitchurch denomination Church of England
St Lawrence, Whitchurch partOf Church of England
Kirkby Malham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Michael the Archangel Church, Kirkby Malham
St Oswald’s Church, Filey denomination Church of England
Middlesex Hospital Chapel denomination Church of England
Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos religion Church of England
Geoff Annas denomination Church of England
Geoff Annas church Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Dinton denomination Church of England
Provost Richard Howard denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Richard Howard
Dean of Coventry religion Church of England
Bruce Middleton Hope Shand religion Church of England
Seymour family religion Church of England
St Edward's religiousAffiliation Church of England
Teddies religiousAffiliation Church of England
St John’s Church, Thornton denomination Church of England
AYLESFORD denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter and St Paul Church, Aylesford
All Saints Church, Snodland denomination Church of England
Catherine Knight religion Church of England
Whitgift School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Jeremiah Milles religion Church of England