Church of England (through St Michael and All Angels churchyard)

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The Church of England is the historic state church of England and the mother church of the global Anglican Communion, combining elements of both Protestant Reformation and older Catholic traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican church
Christian denomination
state church
alsoKnownAs Anglican Church in England
linked to: Church of England

C of E
churchOrder bishops
deacons
priests
communion full communion with other Anglican provinces
country England
currentSupremeGovernor Charles III
denominationalFamily Anglicanism
doctrinalStandard Thirty-Nine Articles
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Canterbury
Province of York
foundingCentury 16th century
foundingDateApproximate 1530s
foundingEvent English Reformation
foundingMonarch Henry VIII
governance episcopal hierarchy
governingBody General Synod
House of Bishops
House of Clergy
House of Laity
hasParishesIn Channel Islands
England
Isle of Man
Isle of Wight
headOfStateRole Defender of the Faith
isPartOf Anglican Communion
languageOfLiturgy English
legalStatus established church of England
liturgicalBook Book of Common Prayer
modernLiturgy Common Worship
ordinationOfWomen permits women bishops
permits women priests
polity episcopal polity
principalLeader Archbishop of Canterbury
religion Christianity
roleInAnglicanCommunion mother church of the Anglican Communion
scripture Bible
seniorClericTitle Archbishop of York
separatedFrom Roman Catholic Church
spiritualLeaderTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
supremeGovernor monarch of the United Kingdom
theology Catholic continuity
Protestant
via media between Protestantism and Catholicism
tradition Catholic liturgical tradition
Reformation tradition

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Little John’s grave religiousAffiliationOfSite Church of England (through St Michael and All Angels churchyard)