Question: who is the head of the england church
Answer: Church of England Abbreviation C of E Orientation Anglican Polity Episcopal Supreme Governor Queen Elizabeth II Primate Archbishop Justin Welby Associations Anglican Communion Porvoo Communion Region England , Wales ( cross-border parishes ) Isle of Man Channel Islands Continental Europe Headquarters Church House , Westminster , England , United Kingdom Separated from Roman Catholic Church ( 1534 ) Separations English Dissenters ( 1534 onwards ) Methodists ( 18th century ) Plymouth Brethren ( 1820s ) Free Church of England ( 1844 ) Members 25 million Official website churchofengland.