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Justin Welby

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The Right Reverend and Right Honourable

Justin Welby

GCVO
Official portrait, 2019
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseCanterbury
Elected4 February 2013
Installed21 March 2013
Term ended12 November 2024
PredecessorRowan Williams
Other postsBishop of Durham (2011–2013)
Personal details
Birth nameJustin Portal Welby
Born (1956-01-06) 6 January 1956 (age 68)
Hammersmith, London, England
DenominationChurch of England
Residence
ParentsAnthony Montague Browne
Jane Williams
SpouseCaroline Eaton
Children6
EducationEton College
Alma mater
SignatureJustin Welby's signature
Coat of armsJustin Welby's coat of arms
In office
26 February 2013 – 12 November 2024
Ordination history
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained bySimon Barrington-Ward
Date28 June 1992
PlaceCoventry Cathedral
Priestly ordination
Ordained bySimon Barrington-Ward
Date27 June 1993
PlaceCoventry Cathedral
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byJohn Sentamu
Date28 October 2011
PlaceYork Minster

Justin Portal Welby (born 6 January 1956) was the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior bishop in the Church of England, from 2013 to 2024. He replaced Rowan Williams as archbishop.[1]

Welby was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London.[2]His early career was in the oil industry but in 1989, he studied for ordination in Durham, England. After several parochial appointments he became the Dean of Liverpool and was appointed as the Bishop of Durham in 2011.[3]

Welby's theology is reported as representing the evangelical tradition within Anglicanism[4] and he has written about the relationship between finance and religion. On 9 November 2012, it was officially announced that Welby would replace Rowan Williams.[4]

There has been revelations as a result of a released DNA test, showing that, he is in fact the son of Winston Churchill's last private secretary.[5]

In 2018, he talked about how Brexit would be bad for the United Kingdom and how worried he is of its effects.[6]

On 6 May 2023, at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla, he performed the prayer of ceremory and took St. Edward's Crown from the alter and placed it upon the head of Charles III.

On 12 November 2024, after many people wanted him to resign,[7] Welby announced his resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury to Charles III after an independent review into his handling of allegations of abuse in the church by the barrister John Smyth.[8][9]

References

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  1. ↑ Yahoo News
  2. ↑ Atherstone, Andrew (2013-08-28). Archbishop Justin Welby: The Road to Canterbury. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-0-232-53035-3.
  3. ↑ "Biography of Archbishop Justin Welby". The Archbishop Of Canterbury. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Justin Welby set to become new Archbishop of Canterbury". BBC News. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Archbishop Justin Welby's 'surprise' at DNA test result". BBC News.
  6. ↑ Malnick, Edward (31 August 2019). "Justin Welby calls for Remainers to 'stop whingeing' and accept the result of the Brexit referendum". The Daily Telegraph.
  7. ↑ "Archbishop of Canterbury: Bishop urges Justin Welby to resign amid Church abuse scandal". BBC News. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  8. ↑ Sinmaz, Emine (2024-11-12). "Justin Welby says he will step down as archbishop of Canterbury". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  9. ↑ The Archbishop of Canterbury, "Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury, 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

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