The Anglican Church has also been commonly called the Church of England.

In different places and times, related or overlapping names you might see include:

  • “Episcopal Church” (especially in the United States, where the Church of England’s successor body is formally “The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America”).
  • “Anglican Communion” when referring to the worldwide family of national churches that trace back to the Church of England.

But if you are answering a quick quiz-style question like “The Anglican Church was also called what?”, the expected answer is most likely: the Church of England.

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