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As there are 42 dioceses of the Church of England, there are 42 bishops diocesan (including vacancies).Of the 42: both archbishops and the Bishops of London, of Durham and of Winchester, sit in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual ex officio; a further 21 sit there by seniority (of whom five had their seniority accelerated); the Bishop of Sodor and Man sits ex officio in the Legislative ...
The Church of England commissioned the Makin Review into its handling of the abuse allegations. After protracted delays, the review was published in November 2024. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was criticised in the review and resigned shortly afterwards. [45]
The Convocations of Canterbury and York are the synodical assemblies of the bishops and clergy of each of the two provinces which comprise the Church of England.Their origins go back to the ecclesiastical reorganisation carried out under Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury (668–690) and the establishment of a separate northern province in 733.
The Bishop of Liverpool’s resignation is the latest development in what has been a tumultuous time for the Church of England. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at how events have unfolded in ...
A Church of England bishop on Monday urged its incoming interim leader to quit over his handling of a sexual abuse case, only weeks after his predecessor was forced to resign as archbishop of ...
A Church of England sex abuse victim has urged the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to resign. Pressure is growing on the Archbishop over his failure to act more rigorously over the serial ...
List of the archbishops of Canterbury up to Rowan Williams (2002–2012), in Canterbury Cathedral. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the "Primate of All England", [1] effectively serving as the head of the established Church of England and, symbolically, of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
In the Church of England and the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the second province has since medieval times also been accorded the title of primate.In England, the Archbishop of Canterbury is known as the "Primate of All England" [4] while the Archbishop of York as "Primate of England" [5] (see also Primacy of Canterbury).