England, Australia and every other country where Roman Catholicism exists, is always headed by the Pope. The Roman Catholic Church has just one earthly leader who resides in Rome.
the Pope in Rome.
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No king has ever replaced a pope as head of the Catholic Church. Henry VIII did break from the Catholic Church and formed what is the Church of England but which is not a Catholic Church as it is not in union with Rome.
Henry broke away from the catholic church and established the Church of England with himself as head.
The act of Supremacy weakened the Catholic Church in England because it declared Henry VIII the supreme head of the Church of England.
He was very much catholic. Henry the 8th created the church of England only to become head of the church to divorce his wife Catherine. The church of England had all the aspects of a catholic church except that the head of the church was the king of England and not the pope.
The Queen is head of the Church of England. This dates back to Henry the eighth when he broke away from the Catholic church and proclaimed himself as head of the Church of England.
Joe Elliott belongs to the Church of England. I think it is a Catholic church. Actually, I don't believe that the Church of England is Catholic. King Henry VIII, broke with the Catholic church & the Vatican so he could get a divorce. He then became the head of a new religion the Church of England. Sorry I rambled, I was trying to explain that the Church of England isn't Catholic.
No. The church of England split from the Roman Catholic Church during the time of Henry VIII, The church of England is not in union with Rome and does not recognize the Pope as the head of the church.
When King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church he designed it so that the king would be the leader of the Church of England. So he was the ruler of the church.Roman Catholic AnswerThe sole ruler, on earth, of the Church in England has always been the Pope, the Vicar of Christ. When Henry VIII broke from the Church, he created his own "church" making himself head of the Church of England. Big difference. The Church inEngland, is just the English branch of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Church of England is a protestant church founded by Henry VIII and parliament.
No He was not, King George III was head of the Church of England, thus was an Anglican
no she is the head of the Church of England (Episcopalian)
'Anglican' religion is the religion of the Church of England, which is a Reformed Catholic faith that acknowledges the King or Queen as the head of the church, not the Pope. It was formed in 1534 by King Henry VIII.