From a Catholic point of view: there really isn't a difference between the members of the Church of England (Anglican or Episcopalian) or Protestants because all Churches who broke from Rome during the Reformation are considered Protestant since they "protested" the Roman Church. However, the Church of England considers themselves to be "quasi-Protestant" a somewhat cross section of both Protestantism and Catholicism since they still somewhat retained a few Catholic traditions and views, but are separate from the Roman Church.
There are differences between Anglicans/Episcopalians and other Protestants, but the Anglicans are still considered Protestant by the Roman Catholic Church.
The Church of England is a Protestant church.
Protestant is a broad term for a number of Christian religions. The Church of Ireland is one of the Protestant Churches in Ireland.
The Church of England, or Anglican church was once upon a time Catholic. It was controlled by the pope. Then it became Protestant. From that Anglican church came an Oxford educated priest named John Wesley. He, with the help of his brother Charles and many others, began a movement which evolved into the Methodist Church. So, one is the state church of England, the other an international protestant denomination.
A non-denominational Christian is someone who believes in the basic tenets of Christianity, but is not affiliated with a particular denomination. The Anglican Church is a Protestant denomination of Christianity.
The principal difference is that Roman Catholic churches are ultimately loyal to the Pope, and Church of England churches are ultimately loyal to the English sovereign.
EpiscopalThe Church of England IS a protestant church. Of the major denominations in the U.S., the Episcopal is one that split off from the Churchof England in the 18th Century.
The differences are many and are great! First of all the Church of England is, or was, the Body of Christ in England and holds to the ancient apostolic teachings both in Faith and polity! The Dissenters, as their names imply don't! The Church of England is a Church of Scripture and Tradition. The Dissenters either Roman or Protestant are schismatics and are competing with the Church of God diminishing the efforts of the Holy Ghost! The Church of England is the Established Church of the English People!
No, however, the church in England was Catholic up until the protestant revolt in the sixteenth century when the Church of England was created.
The main difference between the two churches is that the Protestant church believes that they should not have sculptures and paintings to worship. Whereas the Cathloic church believes that if you have images of what you are worshipping, you will have a deeper and stronger faith.
Anglicanism, the Church of England. A protestant group which holds the monarch of England as the head of the church.
The Church of England
The main reason the Protestant religion was formed was because people were tired of the Catholic church's overbearing laws. A group eventually protested and broke away from the church forming the Protestant church.