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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All Saints’ Church, Stamford denomination Church of England
Children of Paul’s religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Children of Paul's
St Michael's Church, Framlingham, Suffolk, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Michael's Church, Framlingham
Henry Brougham denomination Church of England
St Andrew's Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew's Church, Letcombe Regis
Radcliffe Parish Church denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Totnes denomination Church of England
Henrico County, Virginia Colony religion Church of England
Lord Justice Turner religion Church of England
Sampford Brett denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St George, Sampford Brett
St Mary’s Church, Barnet denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Hersham denomination Church of England
Daniel Parke Custis religion Church of England
All Saints Church, Hersham denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Sturminster Marshall
Southfleet denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Southfleet
Blakeney denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Blakeney
Perceval family religion Church of England
Stalbridge denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Stalbridge
Upholland denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Thomas the Martyr Church, Upholland
St Stephen’s Church, Kensington partOf Church of England
Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Bowdon denomination Church of England
Bowdon Church School religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Speldhurst denomination Church of England
Clapham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St James’ Church, Clapham
Lord Hugh Seymour religion Church of England
Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex religion Church of England
Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth religion Church of England