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 Thomas’ Church, Radcliffe denomination Church of England
15th Earl of Derby religion Church of England
subject surface form: Edward Smith-Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby
Breage Parish Church denomination Church of England
Crowcombe denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of the Holy Ghost, Crowcombe
Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway religion Church of England
Henry More denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Wallsend denomination Church of England
Grappenhall, Cheshire, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall
Lincoln College religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Lincoln College, Oxford
Bishop of York partOf Church of England
Bishop of York denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Minstead denomination Church of England
Thomas Cecil religion Church of England
St James’s Church Bushey denomination Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Essendon denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Chigwell denomination Church of England
William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell religion Church of England
St Mary’s, Lambeth denomination Church of England
Wysall denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of Holy Trinity, Wysall
Wycombe Abbey School religiousAffiliation Church of England
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter religion Church of England
3rd Earl of Albemarle religion Church of England
subject surface form: Willem Anne van Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
St Andrew’s Church, Cuffley denomination Church of England
Brasenose College Chapel denomination Church of England
Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot religion Church of England
Pinner Churchyard religiousAffiliation Church of England
Charles Yorke religion Church of England
John denomination Church of England
subject surface form: John Bacon