Home›Christianity›Anglican ChurchesGroupAnglican ChurchesThe Anglican churches recorded in this atlas, a Western Christian tradition that developed from the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England after the English Reformation, from the tradition and its worldwide communion to the Church of England, the Church of Ireland and The Episcopal Church. This group holds Anglican Communion, Anglicanism, Church of England, Church of Ireland, The Episcopal Church. Placing these churches together lets a reader compare one church family at a time, from the tradition as a whole to its national and denominational bodies, and follow how each body describes its own governance, worship and history. Each entry keeps its own description, sources and Browse By pages.Browse ByConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Anglican ChurchesAnglican Churches5 entriesAnglican ChurchesFilter Results5 entriesSizeAll1,712,563 to 4,850,776 (1)25,000 to 380,000 (1)25,000,000 to 1,750,000,000 (2)PolityAllEpiscopal Polity (4)Federated Membership Polity (2)Synodal Polity (1)Originated InAllEngland (3)Ireland (1)United States (1)Origin EraAll1534 (3)1789 (1)Parent DenominationAllAnglican Communion (2)Mainline Protestantism (1)Protestantism (1)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (5)Founded ByAllHenry VIII (1)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (2)Established (1)Varies by Province (2)Marriage PositionAllNo single uniform teaching on marriage's terms holds across the body (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (5)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergy (1)Same-sex unions may be blessed, but ordination is not extended to partnered LGBT clergy (1)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (2)Church FamilyAllAnglican Churches (5)Liturgical LanguageAllVernacular Language (5)Ordination PracticeAllOpen to women and men (3)Varies between provinces or member bodies (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Anglican CommunionChristianity161 linksAnglicanismChristianity286 linksChurch of EnglandChristianity181 linksChurch of IrelandChristianity123 linksThe Episcopal ChurchChristianity133 linksConnectionsChurch Family IncludesAnglican Communion, Denominations Well-attested Anglicanism, Denominations Well-attested Church of England, Denominations Well-attested Church of Ireland, Denominations Well-attested The Episcopal Church, Denominations Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, Anglicanism (source)tier 3Wikipedia contributors, WikipediaAnglicanism, lead paragraphQuote, Anglicanism, lead paragraphis a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England following the English ReformationView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.