The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other autocephalous national and regional churches in full communion.

When was the Anglican Church founded and by who?

The Church of England is also the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century, and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury.

How long has the Anglican Church existed?

The Church of England's earliest origins date back to the Roman Catholic Church's influence in Europe during the 2nd century. However, the church's official formation and identity are typically thought to have started during the Reformation in England of the 16th century.