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
linked to: Apostles’ Creed

Athanasian Creed
Nicene Creed
currentArchbishopOfCanterbury Justin Welby
currentSupremeGovernor Charles III
dateEstablished 16th century
denomination Anglicanism
linked to: Anglican Communion
doctrineBasis Bible
Thirty-Nine Articles
founderRole initiated by Henry VIII
foundingPeriod English Reformation
linked to: 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 Communion
linked to: Holy Eucharist
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 Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spiritualLeaderTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
supremeGovernorTitle Supreme Governor of the Church of England
linked to: British monarch
theologyTradition Catholic tradition
Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation

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Episcopal Church separatedFrom Church of England
George VI religion Church of England
United Kingdom stateChurch Church of England
Elizabeth II religion Church of England
Order of the Garter religiousAffiliation Church of England
Harrow School religiousAffiliation Church of England
University of Toronto formerAffiliation Church of England
Diocese of Haiti isInCommunionWith See of Canterbury
linked to: Church of England
Book of Common Prayer religiousTradition Church of England
Book of Common Prayer denominationalUse Church of England
ECUSA isInCommunionWith Church of England
Westminster Abbey denomination Church of England
subject linked to: Westminster Abbey, London
Anglican Communion hasOrigin Church of England
Middle Colonies religiousGroupsPresent Anglicans
linked to: Church of England
Defender of the Faith religiousContext Church of England
Robert Clive religion Church of England
St Botolph's Church, Boston denomination Church of England
subject linked to: Boston, Lincolnshire, England
George III of the United Kingdom religion Church of England
Province of Canterbury partOf Church of England
Inner Temple religiousAffiliation Church of England
King's College Chapel denomination Church of England
Mary of Teck religion Church of England
Thomas Cranmer church Church of England
Cross of Saint George usedBy Church of England
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich religion Church of England
Bladon hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
Diocese of Oxford denomination Church of England
Diocese of Oxford partOf Church of England
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester religion Church of England
James II of England opposedBy Church of England leadership
linked to: Church of England
George V religion Church of England
Prince John of the United Kingdom religion Church of England
Winchester College religiousAffiliation Church of England
Prince George, Duke of Kent religion Church of England
Eton College religiousAffiliation Church of England
James Cook religion Church of England
James Callaghan religion Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury denomination Church of England
abdication crisis of 1936 involves Church of England