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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Lady Patricia Ramsay religion Church of England
Princess Elizabeth of York religion Church of England
10th Duke of Marlborough religion Church of England
subject surface form: John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
St Dionysius Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Dionysius Church, Market Harborough
Lubenham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Lubenham
Goostrey denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Luke’s Church, Goostrey
Lady Anne Rich religion Church of England
All Saints Church, Chingford denomination Church of England
Adam de Brome chapel denomination Church of England
Chapter of Leicester Cathedral denomination Church of England
SPCK religiousAffiliation Church of England
John Watts Ditchfield denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Amersham denomination Church of England
Maria Walpole religion Church of England
St Andrew’s Churchyard, Totteridge denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Andrew’s Church, Totteridge
Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Fenstanton
William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven religion Church of England
Hospitium Christi religiousAffiliation Church of England
Robert Craufurd religion Church of England
Dean of the Arches partOf Church of England
St Aldate's Church denomination Church of England
Beaulieu parish church denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Saltford denomination Church of England
Saxon church of St Laurence denomination Church of England
canons of Christ Church denomination Church of England
Royal Military Chapel denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Chesham denomination Church of England
Wing, Buckinghamshire denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Wing
Brant Broughton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Helen’s Church, Brant Broughton
St Lawrence Church, Bovingdon denomination Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Haddenham denomination Church of England
Church of St Mary-le-Bow denomination Church of England