Kirk o Ingland

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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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