See of Canterbury

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The See of Canterbury is the principal episcopal jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, serving as the symbolic and spiritual center of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican institution
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
episcopal see
associatedWithSaint Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Saint Thomas Becket
associatedWithTitle Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury
Primate of All England
Primate of the Anglican Communion
churchRite Anglican rite
communion Anglican Communion
country United Kingdom
denomination Anglicanism
linked to: Anglican Communion
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Canterbury
establishedBy Pope Gregory I
linked to: Gregory the Great
establishedInCentury 6th century
establishedInYear 597
firstIncumbent Augustine of Canterbury
governingBody Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral
governs Archbishop’s diocesan jurisdiction of Canterbury
hasCathedral Canterbury Cathedral
hasFunction episcopal oversight within the Province of Canterbury
symbolic leadership within the Anglican Communion
hasGlobalRole focus of unity for the Anglican Communion
hasMetropolitanAuthorityOver Province of Canterbury
southern dioceses of the Church of England
hasOrdinary Archbishop of Canterbury
hasPrimaryCathedralChurch Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury
historicalSignificance center of English Christianity since the early Middle Ages
oldest see in the Church of England
isPrincipalSeeOf Anglican Communion
Church of England
jurisdictionType archiepiscopal
languageOfLiturgy English
Latin (historically)
linkedToMonarchy Crown of the United Kingdom (in appointment process)
linkedToOffice Supreme Governor of the Church of England (ceremonially via the Crown)
locatedIn Canterbury
England
Kent
partOf Church of England
pilgrimageSite Canterbury Cathedral
precedesInPrecedence See of York
rankInChurchOfEngland primatial see
religion Christianity
seatOf Archbishop of Canterbury
spiritualCenterOf Anglican Communion
symbolicCenterOf Anglican Communion
usesCathedralAsThrone cathedra of the Archbishop of Canterbury

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglican Communion hasCentralSee See of Canterbury
Diocese of Puerto Rico communionWith See of Canterbury
Province of Canterbury hasDiocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Diocese of Honduras communionWith See of Canterbury
Diocese of Venezuela communionWith See of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury oversees Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Diocese of Rochester borderedBy Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Dean of Canterbury partOf Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace governedBy Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Diocese of Toronto communionWith See of Canterbury
St Clement’s Church, Sandwich diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
St Mary’s Church, Sandwich partOf Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Diocese of California communionWith See of Canterbury
Old Palace, Canterbury associatedWith Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral associatedWith Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
See of York ranksAfter See of Canterbury
See of York otherHistoricArchiepiscopalSee See of Canterbury
See of York hasHistoricalConflictWith See of Canterbury
historic county of Kent contains Archbishop of Canterbury's see
linked to: See of Canterbury
Bishop of London isInCommunionWith See of Canterbury
Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Laud's Diary associatedWith Archbishopric of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Bell Harry Tower diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Dean and Chapter of Canterbury ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
St Martin's Church, Canterbury diocese Diocese of Canterbury
subject linked to: St Martin's Church
linked to: See of Canterbury
Coenwulf of Mercia supported Archbishopric of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
De Concordia associatedWith Archbishopric of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Epistolae associatedWith Archbishopric of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Bishop of Bermuda communionWith See of Canterbury
Anglican Diocese of Bermuda communionWith See of Canterbury
Anglican Church of Melanesia communionWith See of Canterbury
Bishop of Dover partOf Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Bishop of Dover jurisdiction Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
The Deanery, Canterbury diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Saxon church of St Mary in Castro diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Holy Trinity Church, Broadstairs diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Episcopal Diocese of Cuba communionWith See of Canterbury
John Moore (Archbishop of Canterbury) diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Sandwich parish locatedIn Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Goodnestone isParishIn Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Henry Chichele associatedWith diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
St Leonard’s Church, Hythe diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
St Leonard’s Church ossuary diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Mellitus archdiocese Archdiocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
Canterbury Quad namedAfter Canterbury (title or see of Canterbury)
linked to: See of Canterbury