Back Kerk van Engeland Afrikaans Angelcirice ANG كنيسة إنجلترا Arabic كنيسة انجلترا ARZ Ilesia d'Inglaterra AST Anqlikan kilsəsi Azerbaijani Simbahan kan Inglatera BCL Царква Англіі Byelorussian Църква на Англия Bulgarian Iliz Bro-Saoz Breton
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The Kirk o England (Inglis: Church of England) is the state kirk o Ingland.[1][2][3] The Monarch o the Unitit Kinrik is it's supreme governor, an the Airchbishop o Canterbury is it's maist senior cleric.
It is a Reformed Episcopal Christian kirk that's pairt o the Anglican Communion alang wi the Kirk o Ireland, the Scots Episcopal Kirk, The Episcopal Kirk in the USA and monie ithers.
- ↑ Eberle, Edward J. (2011). Church and State in Western Society. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4094-0792-8. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
The Church of England later became the official state Protestant church, with the monarch supervising church functions.
- ↑ Fox, Jonathan (2008). A World Survey of Religion and the State. Cambridge University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-521-88131-9. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
The Church of England (Anglican) and the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) are the official religions of the UK.
- ↑ Ferrante, Joan (2010). Sociology: A Global Perspective. Cengage Learning. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-8400-3204-1. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
the Church of England [Anglican], which remains the official state church