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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 current archbishop is Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013.
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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. Before the Reformation, the archbishop served as a prelate of the Catholic Church.
Justin Portal Welby GCVO (born 6 January 1956) is a British Anglican bishop who, since 2013, has been the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England. Welby was previously the vicar of Southam in Warwickshire, [2] and later served as Dean of Liverpool and Bishop of Durham. [3]
Sep 9, 2024 · Justin Welby became the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in 2013. He is the leader of the Anglican Communion, the worldwide body of Anglican Christian churches in communion with the see of Canterbury. During his tenure, he sought to reconcile traditionalists and liberals.
Apr 9, 2024 · The Archbishop of Canterbury, Chief Rabbi Mirvis and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster joined two of Britain’s most prominent Sunni and Shia imams in a joint letter to The Times.
Dec 22, 2023 · For Archbishop of Canterbury, Heading Anglican Church Is ‘High-Wire Act’. Serving as the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans in an increasingly secular world is just one of the...
Archbishop Justin has had a passion for reconciliation and peace-making ever since. He was Dean of Liverpool from 2007 to 2011 and Bishop of Durham from 2011 to 2012, before being announced as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury in late 2012.
Video material about the ministry of the Archbishop of Canterbury, featuring Justin Welby, the 105th Archbishop and Dr Rowan Williams, the 104th Archbishop.
Sep 4, 2024 · Thomas Cranmer (born July 2, 1489, Aslacton, Nottinghamshire, England—died March 21, 1556, Oxford) was the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury (1533–56), adviser to the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI.
