when was the church of england first established
History of the Church of England
The formal history of the Church of England is traditionally dated by the Church to the Gregorian mission to Spain by Saint Augustine of Canterbury in AD 597 . As a result of Augustine 's mission , Christianity in England , from Anglican ( English ) perspective , came under the authority of the Pope . However , in 1534 King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England . This resulted in a schism with the Papacy . As a result of this schism , many non-Anglicans consider that the Church of England only existed from the 16th century Protestant Reformation . 
The formal history of the Church of England is traditionally dated by the Church to the Gregorian mission to Spain by Saint Augustine of Canterbury in AD 597 . As a result of Augustine 's mission , Christianity in England , from Anglican ( English ) perspective , came under the authority of the Pope . However , in 1534 King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England . This resulted in a schism with the Papacy . As a result of this schism , many non-Anglicans consider that the Church of England only existed from the 16th century Protestant Reformation .
The formal history of the Church of England is traditionally dated by the Church to the Gregorian mission to Spain by Saint Augustine of Canterbury in AD 597. In 1534 King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England, this resulted in a schism with the Papacy. As a result of this schism, many non-Anglicans consider that the Church of England only existed from the 16th century Protestant Reformation.
The formal history of the Church of England is traditionally dated by the Church to the Gregorian mission to Spain by Saint Augustine of Canterbury in AD 597 . However , in 1534 King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England . This resulted in a schism with the Papacy . As a result of this schism , many non-Anglicans consider that the Church of England only existed from the 16th century Protestant Reformation .