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Church | Church of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Province | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diocese | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elected | 4 February 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Installed | 21 March 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term ended | 6 January 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Rowan Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ordination | 1992 (deacon) 1993 (priest) by Simon Barrington-Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consecration | 28 October 2011 by John Sentamu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Justin Portal Welby 6 January 1956 Hammersmith, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denomination | Church of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spouse | Caroline Eaton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 6[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Eton College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Spiritual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 26 February 2013 – 6 January 2025[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Portal Welby GCVO (born 6 January 1956) is an Anglican bishop who served as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 2013 to 2025.[3]
After an 11-year career in the oil industry, Welby trained for ordination at St John's College, Durham. He served in a number of parish churches before becoming dean of Liverpool in 2007 and bishop of Durham in 2011, serving in the latter role for just over a year before succeeding Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury in February 2013.[4][5]
As archbishop, Welby officiated at a number of notable events, including the state funeral of Elizabeth II, the coronation of Charles III and Camilla, and the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. His tenure coincided with the ordination of the Church of England's first female bishop and the blessings for same-sex unions. Welby's theology is seen as representing the "open evangelical" tradition within Anglicanism.[6]
Welby resigned as archbishop in January 2025, following the publication of a report into the Church of England's handling of allegations of abuse committed by the barrister John Smyth that criticised Welby's failure to investigate the allegations.[7][8]
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