Church of England
Britain's established faith
The Church of England is the established Christian church in England, the mother church of the Anglican Communion.
It separated from Roman Catholicism under Henry VIII in the 16th century and occupies a middle ground between Catholic and Protestant traditions.
The reigning monarch serves as its Supreme Governor: She was baptized in the Church of England.
- Book of Common PrayerAnglican official worship text
- morning prayerEarly devotional practice
- TractarianismAnglo-Catholic theological movement
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
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