Everything about Established Church totally explained
An
established church is a
church officially sanctioned and supported by the government of a country, for example the
Church of England in the
United Kingdom.
The Church of England
The Church of England is the established church in England, of which the
monarch is the titular head; until
1920 it also held the same position in
Wales. The
Church of Ireland had the same position in
Ireland prior to
1869.
Since the
Revolution of 1688, the
Church of Scotland is the Established Church in Scotland. After
King William III and his wife
Queen Mary II invaded England and replaced
James II, a settlement was reached where Scotland would have a distinct church. From that point on the
Church of England was
Episcopalian and the
Church of Scotland was
Presbyterian. Because of the
National Covenants, which were important to the people of
Scotland, the relationship between church and state is organized differently in that the church is independent of
parliament rather than being subject to it.
A strong push was made by
liberals and
dissenters for disestablishment in England in the late nineteenth century as well; although unsuccessful, the issue has never entirely gone away.
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