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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St Mary’s Church, Ulverston denomination Church of England
Shrewsbury Abbey Churchyard denomination Church of England
parish church of St Peter and St Paul religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: parish church of St Peter and St Paul, Heytesbury
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford religion Church of England
St John the Evangelist Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Evangelist Church, Brigg
diocese of the Church of England partOf Church of England
Brighton College religiousAffiliation Church of England
Abbey of St Albans denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Warlingham denomination Church of England
Old Romney denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Clement Church, Old Romney
Brookland denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Augustine’s Church, Brookland
Pluckley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Pluckley
St Mary in the Marsh denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin Church, St Mary in the Marsh
See of Oxford denomination Church of England
Bekesbourne, Kent, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Bekesbourne
St Mary’s Church, Chilham denomination Church of England
Shenstone denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St John the Baptist Church, Shenstone
Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George III religion Church of England
subject surface form: Princess Elizabeth
St Stephen’s Church, Banks denomination Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Millom denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Pilning denomination Church of England
Henry George Charles Lascelles religion Church of England
Princess Mary of York religion Church of England
All Saints’ Church, Hickleton, South Yorkshire, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints’ Church, Hickleton
Inkberrow denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Inkberrow
Exeter College Chapel denomination Church of England
Christ Church, Port Sunlight denomination Church of England
Vicar of Chigwell religion Church of England
Vicar of Chigwell religion Church of England
subject surface form: Samuel Harsnett
Lichfield Cathedral Chapter denomination Church of England
Canford, Dorset denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Canford Magna Parish Church