How to Use the Church of England in a Sentence

the Church of England

noun phrase
  • Charles is the titular head of the Church of England.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • First, there will be a homage of the Church of England, led by the Archbishop.
    — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • The sister of the head of the Church of England marrying a divorced man?
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • The monarch swears an oath to uphold both the law and the Church of England, and the Archbishop anoints the monarch with holy oil.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • Though the monarch is the head of the Church of England, they’re also expected to welcome all faith practices, too.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Faith leaders from outside the Church of England will take an active role in the ceremony for the first time.
    — Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • Charles, 76, is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Colonists had to swear the oath of supremacy to the English monarch, which meant accepting the Church of England.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • Inside the abbey, the service illuminated the king’s dual roles as head of state and head of the Church of England.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
  • She was named a bishop in 2015, becoming the fourth woman in the Church of England to reach that rank.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The couple was presented with royal regalia and anointed with holy oil, and the monarch swore an oath to uphold the law and the Church of England.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • And for the first time in history, such a synod featured an address by the spiritual leader of the Church of England.
    — Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
  • Colonial Virginia was a hotbed of conflict over the authority of the Church of England.
    — Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
  • His alleged crime was preaching without the authorization of the Church of England, the colony’s official church.
    — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • That’s how much money a new report suggests the Church of England should invest in a fund to address its historical ties to slavery.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The British royal family oversees the Church of England; Charles is now the supreme governor.
    — Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • King Charles, a practising Christian and head of the Church of England and a longtime advocate for unity, should take the first step.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In the specific case of the Church of England, it has been pointed out that, as well as profiting from the slave trade, the Church played a vital role in ending it.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Even the Queen, who met the previous Pope, wanted to pray with him and was advised, at the time years ago, that this would not go down well with the Church of England.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The archbishop’s assault on the migration law has focused new attention of the role of the Church of England in the House of Lords.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • It was presided over by Leo and the Church of England’s Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Lilibet's christening was unusual, according to rules established by the Church of England.
    — USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • The Easter Matins service is an important fixture in the calendar of the king, who is supreme governor of the Church of England.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The late Queen Elizabeth did not attend the ceremony because of her role as head of the Church of England, which discourages divorce.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Queen Elizabeth served as the ceremonial head of the Church of England since her accession to the throne in 1952.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Aiming to disestablish the Church of England could be seen as an attempt to reject that ethical foundation without being clear what would replace it instead.
    — Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • In 2023 Nigerian leaders similarly opposed the blessing of same-sex unions in the Church of England.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The youthful gaggle had become a choir, giving voice to a tradition of choral music in the Church of England that has survived largely unchanged for almost 500 years.
    — ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The youthful gaggle had become a choir, giving voice to a tradition of choral music in the Church of England that has survived largely unchanged for almost 500 years.
    — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Ann and her kin are drawn to a religious community that has separated themselves from both the Church of England and the burgeoning countermovement known as the Methodists.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025

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