Act of Supremacy
The official measure that made the King the head of the English Church was the Act of Supremacy, which was passed by the English Parliament in 1534. This act declared King Henry VIII as the supreme head of the Church of England and separated the English Church from the authority of the Pope in Rome.
Edict of worms
The pastor is the official witness of a sacramental marriage, with his permission, an assistant priest, or a deacon may witness it instead.
The official church of Russia is the Russian Orthodox Church. Even though it is the official church there is complete religious freedom in most of Russia.
The Pope is the official head of the Roman Catholic Church, so that is "his" church.
Al- Masjid in Arabic which is translated into English as Mosque.
The Anglican Church was the official church of England during the 1700s.
The Anglican Church was the official church of England during the 1700s.
The Scottish Catholic Church gained its independence from the English Ecclesiastical in 1192. It held a special relationship with the Papacy, enjoying what was called â??special daughter of the see of Romeâ??. It was ran by special councils instead of archbishoprics. The bishop of St. Andrews was the highest ranking church official .
Anglican Church, or Church of England, made official church of Georgia colony in 1758.
King Henry VIII
The church of England is the official established church in England and the mother church of the worldwide angelican communion.