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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lying-in-state of Elizabeth II religion Church of England
Convocation of York religiousDenomination Church of England
Gilbert Sheldon religion Church of England
Convocation of Canterbury denomination Church of England
Convocation of Canterbury partOf Church of England
St Paul’s Church, Ramsbottom denomination Church of England
Alfred, Lord Tennyson religion Church of England
Church of Ireland separatedFrom Church of England
Church of Ireland historicallyLinkedTo Church of England
Church of Ireland isInCommunionWith Church of England
St Mary-le-Bow, London denomination Church of England
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England religiousDenomination Church of England
subject surface form: Burnham Thorpe
Durham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Durham Cathedral
Harold Wilson religion Church of England
St. John’s Church originalDenomination Church of England
subject surface form: St. John’s Church (Richmond, Virginia)
Lady Sarah Chatto religion Church of England
Holy Cross denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Holy Cross, Shrewsbury
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London denomination Church of England
Prelate of the Order of the Garter religion Church of England
Archbishop Charles Longley memberOf Church of England
subject surface form: Charles Longley
Archbishop Charles Longley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: Charles Longley
King's Chapel originalDenomination Church of England
Bishop William Van Mildert memberOf Church of England
subject surface form: William Van Mildert
St Giles' Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Giles' Church, Stoke Poges
Dersingham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Nicholas’ Church, Dersingham
St Mary Woolnoth denomination Church of England
St Mary Woolnoth builtFor Church of England
St Mary Woolnoth governingBody Church of England
Sancroft denomination Church of England
subject surface form: William Sancroft
Sancroft associatedWith Church of England
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent religion Church of England
St Michael’s Church, Chenies denomination Church of England