17 Facts About Church England

Church of England is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion.

The Church England taught that, in the name of the congregation, the priest offered to God the same sacrifice of Christ on the cross that provided atonement for the sins of humanity.

Church England disbanded religious houses, appropriated their income, disposed of their assets, and provided pensions for the former residents.

Church England walls were whitewashed and covered with biblical texts condemning idolatry.

In 1649, the Commonwealth of Church England outlawed a number of former practices and Presbyterian structures replaced the episcopate.

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The religious landscape of England assumed its present form, with the Anglican established church occupying the middle ground and Nonconformists continuing their existence outside.

Church of England in Bermuda was renamed in 1978 as the Anglican Church of Bermuda, which is an extra-provincial diocese, with both metropolitan and primatial authority coming directly from the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Church England established its presence in Hong Kong and Macau in 1843.

From 1796 to 1818 the Church England began operating in Sri Lanka, following the 1796 start of British colonisation, when the first services were held for the British civil and military personnel.

The Reformation in Church England was initially much concerned about doctrine but the Elizabethan Settlement tried to put a stop to doctrinal contentions.

Church of England has, as one of its distinguishing marks, a breadth of opinion from liberal to conservative clergy and members.

The Catholic tradition, strengthened and reshaped from the 1830s by the Oxford movement, has stressed the importance of the visible Church and its sacraments and the belief that the ministry of bishops, priests and deacons is a sign and instrument of the Church of England's Catholic and apostolic identity.

Church of England has been discussing same-sex marriages and LGBT clergy.

Visible Church England of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure Word of God is preached, and the sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.

Church England is the focus of unity for the worldwide Anglican Communion of independent national or regional churches.

The Church England spent more effort defending alleged abusers rather than supporting victims or protecting children and young people.

Church of England wants to bury and discourage allegations of non-recent abuse.