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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East Hendred denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Augustine of Canterbury, East Hendred
Canon Steward denomination Church of England
Canon Chancellor religion Church of England
subject surface form: Canon Chancellor of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
church of St Peter religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Peter, Oundle
St Peter’s Church, Oundle denomination Church of England
Newington, Kent denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin Church, Newington
Tonge, Kent denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Giles, Tonge
Norman Macleod Lang denomination Church of England
St Mary and St Thomas church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary and St Thomas Church
Polebrook denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Polebrook
Church of St Andrew denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Andrew, Swavesey
St Leonard’s Church, Padiham denomination Church of England
St James' Church, Accrington denomination Church of England
William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer religion Church of England
Stragglethorpe denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Michael’s Church, Stragglethorpe
Anglican evangelicalism partOf Church of England
St Katharine’s Church denomination Church of England
Coxwold denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Michael’s Church, Coxwold
Peregrine Hyde Osborne religion Church of England
George Granville religion Church of England
subject surface form: George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
Christchurch Priory denomination Church of England
St John the Baptist Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Baptist Church, Kingston Bagpuize
John Rainoldes denomination Church of England
Dean of Lincoln church Church of England
St Barnabas Church, Oxford denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Stamford denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Ipswich denomination Church of England
St Martin’s Church, Stamford denomination Church of England
St Andrew’s Church, Soham denomination Church of England
St James Church, Stretham denomination Church of England
St Andrew’s Church, Isleham denomination Church of England
Barton Seagrave denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Botolph’s Church, Barton Seagrave
St George’s Church, Stamford denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Twyford denomination Church of England