Any of the churches worldwide that are in communion with the Church of England, have the same doctrine, and have the Archbishop of Canterbury as supreme head
The Church of England and the churches in other nations that are in complete agreement with it as to doctrine and discipline and are in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Also called Anglican Communion
England broke with the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 when Henry VIII wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon The new Anglican Church was little changed from Roman Catholicism except for divorce and the replacement of the Pope by the English monarch as the head of the church (One year later, a Johannes Ackstyl was forced out of the Gatesdon Monastery and he converted to the new church ) The next few English monarchs switched back and forth between the Anglican and the Catholic churches By the time of the Puritans, England had settled on the Anglican Church as the one true church, but the Puritans thought both churches were too ritualistic and so created a new division in the church The Puritans instituted some changes while they were in control of England under Oliver Cromwell from 1649 to 1660 and many of the changes stayed even after the Restoration
The Anglican Church became the official Church of England during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) With its establishment, England assumed leadership of the Protestant world
This church was built in 1835 by Levantines of English extraction living in Buca The church is famous for its wood carving, beautiful stained glass windows and huge organ
the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the Sovereign as its temporal head