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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St Mary’s Church, Credenhill denomination Church of England
George religion Church of England
subject surface form: Prince George of Wales
Potter Heigham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Potter Heigham
John Wall Callcott religion Church of England
Deanery of Richmond and Barnes denomination Church of England
Denver parish denomination Church of England
Wayfarer’s Dole religiousAffiliation Church of England
Melverley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter's Church, Melverley
Charles Perry denomination Church of England
Earl of Clarence religion Church of England
subject surface form: Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
St Margaret’s Church, Lee denomination Church of England
3rd Duke of Marlborough religion Church of England
subject surface form: Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
St James the Less, Rawtenstall denomination Church of England
Charles Harold Dodd denomination Church of England
All Saints' Church, Calne denomination Church of England
Radley religiousAffiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Radley College
Waddesdon denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Michael and All Angels Church, Waddesdon
Fingest denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Bartholomew’s Church, Fingest
Catherine Eden denomination Church of England
subject surface form: John Moore
Bishop of Durham Hugh Van Mildert denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Hugh Van Mildert
Archdeaconry of Buckingham denomination Church of England
Deanery of Amersham denomination Church of England
Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Warboys
South Bersted Church denomination Church of England
Edward Antony Richard Louis religion Church of England
Prince Edward religion Church of England
subject surface form: Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
James, Viscount Severn religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, West Derby denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Southill denomination Church of England
St Paul’s Church, West Derby denomination Church of England
City of London Deanery denomination Church of England
Immanuel Church denomination Church of England
Burney family religion Church of England
St Andrew's Church, Chale denomination Church of England
Whitwell parish church denomination Church of England
Church of St John the Baptist religiousDenomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St John the Baptist, Saxmundham
James Horrocks denomination Church of England
Sub-Dean of Westminster denomination Church of England