The Church of England is on the search for the 106th archbishop of Canterbury. The role had been held for more than a decade by Justin Welby, until his resignation over failures in handling a ...

What does the Archbishop of Canterbury do? Justin Welby holds the highest role in the Church of England and he is regarded as the nation’s leading spiritual voice. The archbishop is known as the ...

The search is under way for a new archbishop of Canterbury. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at how the process works: – What is the role and why is it vacant? The archbishop of Canterbury is ...

The Archbishop is seen as the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, with their official residence at Lambeth ...

Mr Welby, who replaced Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013, announced his resignation in November after an independent review found he "could and should" have reported decades ...

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is due to temporarily take charge of the Church of England from 6 January following the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who quit over ...

The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is facing calls to resign over his handling of sexual assault allegations just days before he is set to take temporary charge of the Church of England.

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is set to take temporary charge of the Church of England (Jonathan Brady/PA) As Archbishop of York for the past four years, Stephen Cottrell has been the Church ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury ... because it is the established church (in England, not in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland), and the king is its supreme governor. The U.K.’s constitutional ...