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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Thomas denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Thomas Cranmer
Coronation of George IV denomination Church of England
Duke of Gloucester religion Church of England
subject surface form: Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Winchester cathedralDenomination Church of England
Anne of Great Britain (as Queen of Scots before 1707) patronage Church of England
subject surface form: Anne of Great Britain
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany religion Church of England
Bryanston School religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (broadly)
Coronation of Charles III denomination Church of England
Walpole St Peter denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Peter, Walpole St Peter
Gaywood denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Faith’s Church, Gaywood
Great Massingham religiousDenomination Church of England
Tilney St Lawrence churchDenomination Church of England
Stow Bardolph religion Church of England
Upwell hasDenomination Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (parish church)
Grimston parishChurchDenomination Church of England
St George-in-the-East denomination Church of England
St George-in-the-East isPartOf Church of England
Dean of Canterbury religiousDenomination Church of England
Dean of Canterbury memberOfClergyOf Church of England
Dean of Canterbury associatedWith Church of England
this entity surface form: Mother Church of the Anglican Communion
Seven Bishops jurisdiction Church of England
Coronation of George II denomination Church of England
St Anne, Limehouse denomination Church of England
Coronation of Queen Anne denomination Church of England
Separatist congregation at Leiden opposedTo Church of England
1st Earl of Selborne religion Church of England
subject surface form: Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne
Wimbotsham hasParishChurchDenomination Church of England
Chapel Royal choir religiousAffiliation Church of England
Mirfield denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Mirfield
St Luke Old Street churchmanship Church of England
St Luke Old Street administeredBy Church of England
Lambeth Palace ownedBy Church of England
Lambeth Palace partOf Church of England
Christ Church, Spitalfields denomination Church of England
Coronation of George III religion Church of England
Dean of Norwich religion Church of England
Prince William of Gloucester religion Church of England
Lichfield Cathedral religiousAffiliation Church of England
High Laver religiousParishOf Church of England
Sherborne School hasReligiousAffiliation Church of England
village of Glympton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Glympton
Poets’ Corner religiousAffiliation Church of England