UK Sovereign and the Church of England

[rikuoamero]

Just something that I'm curious about, looking for clarification on. I understand that the UK Sovereign, i.e. Queen Elizabeth II and her successors, are the Supreme Governors of the Church of England.
Does this mean that a Sovereign can only ever be part of the CoE? Could someone who is the Sovereign convert to another religion and remain Sovereign in a secular sense? What if, hypothetically, Prince Charles tomorrow declares that he is now a Muslim or a Hindu. Is he then removed from the line of succession, and it passes to William?
I can understand if no-one has a firm answer, given that this is completely uncharted territory, but it's something I am curious about.

[DPMartin]

Just something that I'm curious about, looking for clarification on. I understand that the UK Sovereign, i.e. Queen Elizabeth II and her successors, are the Supreme Governors of the Church of England.
Does this mean that a Sovereign can only ever be part of the CoE? Could someone who is the Sovereign convert to another religion and remain Sovereign in a secular sense? What if, hypothetically, Prince Charles tomorrow declares that he is now a Muslim or a Hindu. Is he then removed from the line of succession, and it passes to William?
I can understand if no-one has a firm answer, given that this is completely uncharted territory, but it's something I am curious about.

the King or Queen who ever is top dog so to speak is vicar of the Church, now if a candidate for the throne wasn't of the CoE it's most likely they could not serve in that capacity seeing it the Arch Bishop that performs the thronging ceremony.

I forget the prince during the 30's that went to marry a commoner or something to that effect, that also disqualified him for the throne. not being a CoE member in good standing would seem to rank higher on that scale of qualifications. a King or Queen agrees to be such which comes with conditions. brake the agreement and the country may have the right to remove someone from the throne.

[JehovahsWitness]

[Replying to post 1 by rikuoamero]


This article is from 2013 (the headline is misleading as the article actually says the question is under debate)
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/ ... -Catholics

I think Princess Diana proved how welcoming the Royals would be of a Muslim family member.

[rikuoamero]

Thanks for both replies.