Talk:Supreme Governor of the Church of England

List of Supreme Governors - Notes
There are many errors in the 'Notes' to this List. Many of the erroneous points are of doubtful relevance to such a list. There is a wholesale lack of references. I would suggest removing the 'Notes' - or substantially using the red pencil. Gwedi elwch (talk) 04:08, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Supreme Governor
Hm, actually I find conflicting sources, some say Henry was the first Supreme Governor, others say it was Elizabeth. Can we settle this definitively?AndyL 05:12, 22 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Ok, the Act of Supremacy 1534 says "the King's Majesty justly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of England" while the Act of Supremacy 1559 has an oath reading "I, A. B.,56 do utterly testify and declare in my conscience that the Queen's Highness is the only supreme governor of this realm"AndyL 05:20, 22 Apr 2004 (UTC) i like it alot actually and this hole thing is wrong because i go to the top skool in the uk and im telling youh this is wrong! lolllolol —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.181.92 (talk) 20:45, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

yes it was called pompous prick back in those days and they carried a spearheaded cross — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.173.143.47 (talk) 11:58, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Royal Declaration
Should the reference to the Royal Declaration make it more clear that it was a declaration of Charles I? Presently it suggests the declaration dates from 1562.

List from Church of England page
I removed the list of Supreme Governors from the Church of England page, because it seemed superfluous as it's already here. However, there were some small differences, so I thought I'd put a copy here so they could be integrated if people working on this page thought it worth it. TSP 04:38, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Supreme Governors of the Church of England
Mary had her father's Act of Supremacy repealed in 1554, returning the Church of England to the control of the Pope. She died in 1558 and her sister had a new act passed the following year.
 * Henry VIII (1536-1547)
 * Edward VI (1547-1553)
 * Mary I (1553-1554)
 * Elizabeth I (1559-1603)
 * James I (1603-1625)
 * Charles I (1625-1649)
 * Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658)
 * Richard Cromwell (1658-1659)
 * Charles II (1660-1685)
 * James II (1685-1688)
 * Mary II (1689-1694) jointly with
 * William III (1689-1702)
 * Anne (1702-1714)
 * George I (1714-1727)
 * George II (1727-1760)
 * George III (1760-1820)
 * George IV (1820-1830)
 * William IV (1830-1837)
 * Victoria (1837-1901)
 * Edward VII (1901-1910)
 * George V (1910-1936)
 * Edward VIII (1936)
 * George VI (1936-1952)
 * Elizabeth II (1952-)

=More questions=

Charles I and Cromwell
Why is there a gap between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell (1649-1653)? Did the Supreme Governor have a different role when the Church was governed by a Presbyterian general assembly? Which leads me to ask - how is the Supreme Governor appointed? Is it automatic on accession (or appointment of Lord Protector) or is there a specific Act of Parliament or Synod for each person? If you know good documentation on this, then it is my personal opinion that you could add interest to the article by writing about it. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 14:10, 28 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Somebody has to figure this out. I doubt they used the title.

SECisek 00:55, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Scotland?
Is the British monarch Supreme Governor of the Scottish Episcopal Church? Sylvain1972 (talk) 16:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Simply, no. --Secisek (talk) 09:14, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

= Role (or lack thereof) of the Supreme Governor in the Anglican Communion and other Anglican churches =

Given the general readership of Wikipedia, and the (probable) confusion that may arise among readers between the Church of England and the Anglican Communion, it might be beneficial to the reader to explicitly state the relationship between the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. (As far as I'm aware, the Supreme Governor's ceremonial jurisdiction is only over the Church of England.)

I am unqualified to do this, as I have neither ever been a member of a church within the Communion nor do I have much knowledge of its structure, but I would advise those knowledgeable to add this to the article. Scyldscefing (talk) 20:53, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

In the case that a British King/Queen belongs to the Church of Scotland
Who would become the Supreme Governor of the Church of England?Sporting Musasi (talk) 14:49, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

What happens if Britian becomes a republic?
There is some talk about abolishing the monarchy when the reign of Queen Elizabeth ends. If that were to happen, what happens to this position? Will it be abolished as well? Will someone else take up the mantle. Would Prince Charles become head of the church without becoming a monarch? Is there discussion about this within the church at all? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.181.116.51 (talk) 16:26, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Defender of the Faith
This article says that the title was given to Edward VI by Parliament, but the Acts of Supremacy and Defender of the Faith articles say that it was given to Henry VIII in 1543/1544. Mdrb55 (talk) 09:03, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

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Qualification for the role
There's some discussion over at Charles III as to whether the holder of the office -- or basically, the monarch, subject to the two ever being 'split' -- needs to be an Anglican, or simply a non-Catholic. More relevant here (if at all). 109.255.211.6 (talk) 13:57, 9 April 2024 (UTC)