Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury is also the Primate of All England and the spiritual leader of the Church of England and honorary head of the Anglican Communion.

General

His episcopal see is the cathedral of Canterbury, his official London residence of Lambeth Palace. Since the break of Henry VIII with the Roman Catholic Church, the Archbishops of Canterbury are used by the English king. Today, the Prime Minister is proposing a front of two candidates to the monarch, to which one has agreed from clergy and laity existing committee before. That the Crown opposes the proposal of the prime minister, no longer occurs.

The first Archbishop of Canterbury was St Augustine of Canterbury, Pope Gregory the Great in 597 sent to Kent. The Archdiocese of Canterbury is referred to as " chair of St. Augustine ."

Functions

The Archbishop performs various functions. He is u.a:

  • Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury,
  • Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canterbury,
  • Primate of All England,
  • As Lord Bishop member of the British House of Lords,
  • And honorary head of the worldwide Anglican Church.

Because of the many responsibilities appointed Archbishop Rowan Williams recently an advisory committee, which deliberated on a division of labor. One of their proposals provides for the appointment of a " Bishop in Canterbury ", which will take over the tasks within the diocese. A similar arrangement for example, there for the Diocese of Rome. There the Pope over the management of the official business of the diocese a specially appointed Cardinal Vicar.

News

For the successor of Archbishop Williams a job posting on the Internet was published on March 29, 2012. In November 2012, the former oil manager and later Bishop of Durham Justin Welby was named as 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and recognized on January 7, 2013 Elizabeth II. He has started on March 21, 2013, the successor of the current Archbishop Rowan Douglas Williams, who in turn had taken over the office of George Leonard Carey, 2002.

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