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, Woburn denomination Church of England
Parish Church of St Materiana denomination Church of England
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Camelford
Haxey denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Haxey
St Catherine's Church, Preston denomination Church of England
Cartmel Priory denomination Church of England
Hereford Deanery denomination Church of England
Publow denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Beuno, Publow
Rev George Bush denomination Church of England
Rev George Bush denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Clement Eastcheap
St Mary the Virgin Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin Church, East Bergholt
All Hallows Barking denomination Church of England
Woking Deanery religiousDenomination Church of England
Woking Deanery religiousAffiliation Church of England
Church of All Saints denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of All Saints, Stourmouth
Brook Watson religion Church of England
St Lawrence Old Church denomination Church of England
Roger Lupton religion Church of England
St James Church, Didsbury denomination Church of England
Beverley Minster denomination Church of England
Cardinal Manning religion Church of England
St Leonard’s Church, Heston denomination Church of England
Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley church Church of England
Rainford denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Rainford
Anglican cathedral chapter partOf Church of England
Lincoln Cathedral Choir denomination Church of England
St John’s Church, Blackpool denomination Church of England