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The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the diocese of Canterbury. The first archbishop was Augustine of Canterbury, the "Apostle to the English", who was sent to England by Pope Gregory the Great and arrived in ...
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.
Justin Portal Welby GCVO (born 6 January 1956) is an Anglican bishop who served as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 2013 to 2025. [3]After an 11-year career in the oil industry, Welby trained for ordination at St John's College, Durham.
Justin Welby is spending his final day as Archbishop of Canterbury as he prepares to step down over failures in handling a Church of England abuse scandal. Dr Welby will officially quit the role ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury “relied too much on others” when he did not formally alert authorities about the most prolific abuser associated with the Church of England in 2013, the second ...
Welby is the most senior bishop of the Church of England, of which King Charles is the ceremonial head. In May 2023, Welby was the one to place the St. Edward's Crown on King Charles' head at his ...
Until 2015, the 21 longest-serving among the remaining diocesan bishops were eligible to sit in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual. Since women became eligible as bishops in 2015, female diocesan bishops take precedence over male ones whenever a new vacancy in the Lords arises, in accordance with the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (originally in force until 17 May 2025, [11] [12] extended ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s son has said his father was “right to resign” following a damning review into the most prolific abuser associated with the Church of England, according to reports.