Church of England

Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion
Organization state_church Q82708
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The Church of England is an organization that was founded in 1534 .

Church of England

Summary

Church of England is a state church[1]. It draws 8,004 Wikipedia views per month (state_church category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Church of England was a member of World Council of Churches[3].
  • Church of England was a member of Porvoo Communion[4].
  • Church of England's religion is recorded as Christianity[5].
  • Church of England is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Church of England's instance of is recorded as state church[7].
  • Church of England's instance of is recorded as Episcopal Church[8].
  • Church of England's instance of is recorded as Christian denomination[9].
  • Church of England's founder is recorded as Henry VIII of England[10].
  • Church of England's headquarters location is recorded as Church House[11].
  • The location of Church of England was United Kingdom[12].
  • Church of England is part of Anglicanism[13].
  • Church of England's Commons category is recorded as Church of England[14].
  • Church of England's chairperson is recorded as Charles III[15].
  • 1534 marks the founding of Church of England[16].
  • Church of England's separated from is recorded as Catholic Church[17].
  • Church of England's official website is recorded as https://churchofengland.org[18].
  • Church of England's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Church of England[19].
  • Church of England's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[20].
  • Church of England's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Church of England's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/church-of-england[22].
  • Church of England's owner of is recorded as Wells Cathedral[23].
  • Church of England's owner of is recorded as All Saints Church, Howick[24].
  • Church of England's owner of is recorded as Fulham Palace[25].
  • Church of England's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+23000000'}[26].
  • Church of England's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Archbishop of Canterbury[27].

Body

Founding

Church of England's founder is recorded as Henry VIII of England[10]. 1534 marks the founding of it[16].

Identity

Church of England is part of Anglicanism[13].

Leadership

Church of England's chairperson is recorded as Charles III[15].

Operations

Church of England's headquarters location is recorded as Church House[11].

Why It Matters

Church of England draws 8,004 Wikipedia views per month (state_church category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to it include Bishops' Bible[30], a version, edition or translation[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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