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Anglican Communion: Quick Facts

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Date 1534 - present
Areas Of Involvement Christianity • Anglicanism • Church of England • What happens when the archbishop of Canterbury is enthroned? • Lambeth Conference • episcopacy • Which country has the most Anglicans?
Related People Henry VIII

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Canterbury Cathedral
Portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger
Investiture as bishop
The Right Reverend Martyn Minns, in red and white vestments, embraces Archbishop Peter Jasper Akinola, who wears a patterned mitre and ceremonial robes, during a church ceremony.
The Anglican Communion
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