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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parish of Shouldham religiousDenomination Church of England
village of Upwell denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Peter’s Church, Upwell
All Saints Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Shouldham
Ayot St Lawrence Old Church denomination Church of England
Libby Lane denomination Church of England
All Saints’ Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints’ Church, Shouldham
Henry Wotton religion Church of England
Robert Sanderson religion Church of England
St John’s Church, Waterloo denomination Church of England
Lady Maud Carnegie religion Church of England
Ann Walker religion Church of England
St James Church, Taunton denomination Church of England
Bishop of Canterbury partOf Church of England
Kings Cliffe denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of All Saints, Kings Cliffe
Staplegrove denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St John the Evangelist, Staplegrove
Rector of South Hill denomination Church of England
Church of St Martin denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Church of St Martin, Eynsford
All Souls Church, Crockenhill denomination Church of England
Rose Hudson-Wilkin denomination Church of England
St Leonard's Church, Apethorpe denomination Church of England
St Mary’s Old Church religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Mary’s New Church denomination Church of England
Austerfield denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Helena’s Church, Austerfield
Spofforth denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints Church, Spofforth
St Nicholas Church, Bawtry denomination Church of England
Christ Church Liversedge denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church Hartshead denomination Church of England
Archbishop Richard Bancroft denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Richard Bancroft
John religion Church of England
subject surface form: John Major
St Andrew’s Church, Hove denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Hove denomination Church of England
John religion Church of England
subject surface form: John Sharp
Elizabeth Palmer religion Church of England
John Sharp (archdeacon) religion Church of England
John Sharp (archdeacon) denomination Church of England
St Mary’s-in-the-Wood Church denomination Church of England