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The Church of England, of course! You may have heard of them as Anglicans. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu

The Church of England, of course! You may have heard of them as Anglicans. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England. Edit: technically not established for the whole UK, probably.

arethuza 10y ago
The C of E is definitely not the established church in Scotland (in fact we don't have an established church - the Church of Scotland is pretty well independent of the state). Then there is Wales, and last but definitely not least when it comes to complicated religious issues, Northern Ireland.
- EdwardDiego 10y ago
  My father was from Ulster, and I have a photo of him leading the marching band leading an Orange parade. I also have a confirmation certificate verifying that he's a good Presbyterian who "is loyal to the Queen and loves God"... I thought the ordering of monarch before deity was particularly telling.
- frobozz 10y ago
  The Lords Spiritual of the CofE are members of the House of Lords, which is part of the UK parliament, and not an England-only house. Unlike the other nations, England doesn't have any independent government, so it doesn't really make sense to say that the CofE is the established church of England alone, because there is no English establishment for it to be part of. So, the CofE is the (only) established church in and of the of UK. The fact that The Kirk and The Church in Wales are not established just means that the only bishops that get to interfere with everyone else's business are from English bishoprics.
  - arethuza 10y ago
    I can appreciate that argument about the Lords Spiritual - but I can't see how the C of E can be the established religion outside of England. NB Wikipedia would appear to agree with me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion
    - frobozz 10y ago
      You appear to be right, although it doesn't make sense (like a lot of things here, so it's not that much of a surprise). How can a nation without a government have an established religion?

arethuza 10y ago

The C of E is definitely not the established church in Scotland (in fact we don't have an established church - the Church of Scotland is pretty well independent of the state). Then there is Wales, and last but definitely not least when it comes to complicated religious issues, Northern Ireland.

EdwardDiego 10y ago
My father was from Ulster, and I have a photo of him leading the marching band leading an Orange parade. I also have a confirmation certificate verifying that he's a good Presbyterian who "is loyal to the Queen and loves God"... I thought the ordering of monarch before deity was particularly telling.
frobozz 10y ago
The Lords Spiritual of the CofE are members of the House of Lords, which is part of the UK parliament, and not an England-only house. Unlike the other nations, England doesn't have any independent government, so it doesn't really make sense to say that the CofE is the established church of England alone, because there is no English establishment for it to be part of. So, the CofE is the (only) established church in and of the of UK. The fact that The Kirk and The Church in Wales are not established just means that the only bishops that get to interfere with everyone else's business are from English bishoprics.
- arethuza 10y ago
  I can appreciate that argument about the Lords Spiritual - but I can't see how the C of E can be the established religion outside of England. NB Wikipedia would appear to agree with me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion
  - frobozz 10y ago
    You appear to be right, although it doesn't make sense (like a lot of things here, so it's not that much of a surprise). How can a nation without a government have an established religion?