Justin Welby
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 2025. He replaced Rowan Williams as archbishop.[1]
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| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| Elected | 4 February 2013 |
| Enthroned | 21 March 2013 |
| Reign ended | 6 January 2025 |
| Predecessor | Rowan Williams |
| Successor | Sarah Mullally |
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| Ordination | 1992 (deacon) 1993 (priest) |
| Consecration | 28 October 2011 by John Sentamu |
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| Birth name | Justin Portal Welby |
| Born | 6 January 1956
(aged 70) Hammersmith, London, England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Spouse | Caroline Eaton |
| Children | 6 |
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| Education | Eton College |
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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]
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Welby and Paul Kim, Primate of the Province of Korea, at Seoul Cathedral in 2013
Welby with Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, in 2022
References
- ↑ Yahoo News
- ↑ Atherstone, Andrew. Archbishop Justin Welby: The Road to Canterbury (in en) (2013-08-28)Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-0-232-53035-3.
- ↑ Biography of Archbishop Justin Welby (in en). The Archbishop Of Canterbury. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Justin Welby set to become new Archbishop of Canterbury. BBC News. 8 November 2012. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20242129. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ↑ "Archbishop Justin Welby's 'surprise' at DNA test result". BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36004803.
- ↑ Malnick, Edward (31 August 2019). "Justin Welby calls for Remainers to 'stop whingeing' and accept the result of the Brexit referendum". The Daily Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/08/31/justin-welby-called-remainers-stop-whingeing-accept-result-brexit/.
- ↑ Archbishop of Canterbury: Bishop urges Justin Welby to resign amid Church abuse scandal (in en-GB). BBC News (2024-11-11). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ↑ Sinmaz, Emine (2024-11-12). "Justin Welby says he will step down as archbishop of Canterbury" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/12/justin-welby-step-down-archbishop-canterbury. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ↑ The Archbishop of Canterbury, "Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury Archived 2024-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
