Supreme Head of the Church of England

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ecclesiastical title royal title

The Supreme Head of the Church of England was the monarch’s title created during the English Reformation to assert royal supremacy over the Church in place of papal authority.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Supreme Governor of the Church of England	5
Supreme Governor of the Church of England (ceremonially via the Crown)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical title ⓘ royal title ⓘ
appliesTo	English monarch ⓘ
asserted	royal supremacy over the Church of England ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Tudor dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	English Reformation Parliament era ⓘ surface form: English Reformation break with Rome ⓘ
changeReason	theological concerns about calling a human the head of the Church ⓘ
connectedToIssue	Henry VIII’s annulment from Catherine of Aragon ⓘ
constitutionalDoctrine	monarch as head of the national church ⓘ
constitutionalImpact	established the monarch as head of the English Church ⓘ
contestedBy	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
contestedDoctrine	papal supremacy ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdBy	Henry VIII of England ⓘ
creationDate	1534 ⓘ
deniedAuthorityOf	Holy See ⓘ Pope Clement VII ⓘ
doctrinalJustification	royal supremacy ⓘ
firstHolder	Henry VIII of England ⓘ
governs	doctrine and discipline of the Church of England (in theory) ⓘ
heldBy	Edward VI of England ⓘ Elizabeth I of England ⓘ Henry VIII of England ⓘ
historicalPeriod	English Reformation Parliament era ⓘ surface form: English Reformation
ideologicalBasis	Erastianism ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Church of England ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Act of Supremacy 1534 ⓘ
legalCategory	royal supremacy title ⓘ
legalInstrument	Tudor religious legislation ⓘ
modifiedTo	Supreme Head of the Church of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Supreme Governor of the Church of England
opposedBy	John Fisher ⓘ Thomas More ⓘ
politicalFunction	to deny papal supremacy in England ⓘ to subordinate the Church to the Crown ⓘ
region	England ⓘ
relatedTitle	Defender of the Faith ⓘ
religion	Church of England ⓘ
religiousContext	Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism
replaced	jurisdiction of the Pope over the Church in England ⓘ papal authority in England ⓘ
sphere	church–state relations in England ⓘ
status	historical title ⓘ
successorTitle	Supreme Head of the Church of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Supreme Governor of the Church of England
supersededInPracticeBy	Supreme Head of the Church of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Supreme Governor of the Church of England
titleChangedUnder	Elizabeth I of England ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Act of Supremacy 1534 → declaredMonarchTitle → Supreme Head of the Church of England ⓘ

See of Canterbury → linkedToOffice → Supreme Head of the Church of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Governor of the Church of England (ceremonially via the Crown)

Supreme Head of the Church of England → modifiedTo → Supreme Head of the Church of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ