Church of Ireland

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The Church of Ireland is an autonomous Anglican church in Ireland, historically linked to the Church of England and characterized by a reformed Catholic liturgy and episcopal structure.

Observed surface forms (2)


Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican church
Christian denomination
Protestant church
member church of the Anglican Communion
allowsWomenBishops true
allowsWomenPriests true
churchPolity episcopal polity
clergyCanMarry true
communion Anglican Communion
country Ireland
doctrine Thirty-Nine Articles
surface form: Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion

historic creeds of the Christian church
followsTradition via media between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism
governance episcopal structure
hasBishops true
hasCathedral Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast
St Patrick's Cathedral
surface form: St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
hasHouse House of Bishops of the Church of England
surface form: House of Bishops

House of Clergy
House of Laity
hasLegislativeBody General Synod of the Church of Ireland
hasParishes true
hasPolity synodical government
hasRite Book of Common Prayer
headquartersLocation Dublin
historicallyLinkedTo Church of England
isInCommunionWith Church in Wales
Church of England
Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Scottish Episcopal Church
language English
Irish
liturgicalTradition Anglican liturgy
orientation Reformed Catholic
primateTitle Archbishop of Armagh
Archbishop of Dublin
primatialSee Armagh
Dublin
recognisesSacrament Anointing of the Sick
Baptism
Confirmation
Holy Eucharist
surface form: Holy Communion

Marriage
Ordination
Penance
regionServed Northern Ireland
Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
scripture Bible
separatedFrom Church of England

Referenced by (20)

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

Ulster Protestants associatedWith Church of Ireland
Baron Clonbrock associatedWithReligion Church of Ireland
Christ Church Cathedral churchProvince Church of Ireland
Charles Maturin clergyOf Church of Ireland
Christ Church Cathedral denomination Church of Ireland
Down Cathedral denomination Church of Ireland
George Berkeley denomination Church of Ireland
Jonathan Swift denomination Church of Ireland
St Patrick's Cathedral denomination Church of Ireland
subject surface form: St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Jonathan Swift employer Church of Ireland
Church in Wales isInCommunionWith Church of Ireland
this entity surface form: Anglican Church of Ireland
Armagh isPrimatialSeeOf Church of Ireland
Archbishop James Ussher memberOf Church of Ireland
subject surface form: James Ussher
Bram Stoker religion Church of Ireland
Crown of Ireland religion Church of Ireland
this entity surface form: Anglicanism (Church of Ireland as established church)
Order of Saint Patrick religion Church of Ireland
St Anne’s Cathedral religiousAffiliation Church of Ireland
Cross of Saint Patrick usedBy Church of Ireland