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Tuesday 17 January 2017 Ahead of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2017, which starts tomorrow, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a joint statement on the 500th anniversary… Monday 16 January 2017 Archbishop Justin Welby licensed the Revd Isabelle Hamley as his new Chaplain at Lambeth Palace today. Friday 13 January 2017 After visiting Auschwitz earlier this week, the Archbishop reflects on recognising and responding to evil. Tuesday 03 January 2017 The Archbishop of Canterbury preached this sermon during Evensong at St George’s Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday 30th December 2016.

Sunday 01 January 2017 Watch and read the Archbishop of Canterbury's BBC New Year Message Sunday 25 December 2016 Read Archbishop Justin Welby's sermon preached at Canterbury Cathedral this morning: Thursday 22 December 2016 Read the Archbishop's Christmas letter to churches around the world Monday 12 December 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby has joined fellow Presidents of Churches Together in England in calling for prayer after the attack on Coptic Christians in Cairo yesterday. Monday 12 December 2016 Writing in the Radio Times, the Archbishop of Canterbury encourages people to support Radio 4's Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields. Friday 09 December 2016 The Archbishop said it was "inspiring to see how generously Coventry is welcoming refugees" during a visit to the city. Tuesday 06 December 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby preached this homily at the annual Advent service at Lambeth Palace for parliamentarians and their staff. Friday 02 December 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby led a debate in the House of Lords today on the shared values underpinning our national life and their role in shaping public policy.

Tuesday 29 November 2016 The current Christian Today editor will take up the new role at Lambeth Palace in January. Monday 28 November 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Russell Barr, signed the Columba Declaration today. Friday 25 November 2016 The Archbishop met and prayed with the ecumenical delegation of the South Sudan Council of Churches at Lambeth Palace today. Monday 21 November 2016 Archbishop Justin visited Pakistan this weekend to express solidarity with church communities across the country. Monday 21 November 2016 The Revd Dr Will Adam will take up the combined role of Ecumenical Adviser to the Archbishop and Ecumenical Officer at the Council of Christian Unity. Thursday 17 November 2016 Read the Archbishop of Canterbury’s address on a future vision for Europe, delivered this evening at the Catholic Institute of Paris during a ceremony awarding the Archbishop… Wednesday 16 November 2016 The Archbishops shared a time of fellowship and prayer at Lambeth Palace this morning.

Monday 14 November 2016 Today at Lambeth Palace ‘In Good Faith’, a new Christian-Jewish dialogue project, was launched. Monday 14 November 2016 The Archbishop joined Cardinal Vincent Nichols for the closing of the Door of Mercy at Westminster Cathedral last night. Archbishop Justin preached for the first time in the… Wednesday 09 November 2016 Following the result of the US Presidential election, the Archbishop of Canterbury said today: Monday 07 November 2016 The Revd Isabelle Hamley will take up the role of Archbishop of Canterbury’s Chaplain at Lambeth Palace in January. Wednesday 02 November 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury gave the opening keynote address today at a dialogue on integration, religious freedom and flourishing societies organised by the Muslim Council… Tuesday 01 November 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby wishes all celebrating Diwali a blessed and peaceful time of thanksgiving.

Thursday 20 October 2016 The Archbishop's advisor for reconciliation, Dr Sarah Snyder, spoke on behalf of the Archbishop yesterday at the Foreign Office conference exploring how freedom of religion… Tuesday 18 October 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury welcomed the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to Lambeth Palace today. Friday 14 October 2016 The official visit of His Holiness Irinej, Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury continued… Thursday 13 October 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby received His Holiness Irinej this morning during his official visit to the UK. Thursday 13 October 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby gave this address at Westminster Abbey last night in a service marking the UK's commitment to combating modern slavery. Monday 10 October 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby recorded the Thought for the Week on BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester yesterday during his visit to the Diocese of Worcester. Thursday 06 October 2016 The text of Archbishop Justin Welby's address to Pope Francis during their meeting in Rome, 6 October.

Wednesday 05 October 2016 Archbishop Justin and Pope Francis issued a Common Declaration today. The Archbishop is in Rome to join in celebrations to mark 50 years of closer and deeper relationships… Wednesday 05 October 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury presented Pope Francis with a silver Cross of Nails this evening as a symbol of their partnership in the work of reconciliation. Tuesday 04 October 2016 Archbishop Justin was presented with a Cross of Nails today to mark Lambeth Palace becoming the 200th partner of the Community of the Cross of Nails. Tuesday 04 October 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby extends his warm wishes for Rosh Hashanah. Tuesday 04 October 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed Rt Revd Anthony Poggo, currently Bishop of Kajo-Keji in South Sudan, as his new Adviser for Anglican Communion Affairs. Friday 30 September 2016 Forty new members of Archbishop Justin Welby's monastic-inspired community for young Christians took their vow of commitment at Lambeth Palace today.

Friday 30 September 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby and Pope Francis will be celebrating 50 years of closer ties between the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches. Wednesday 28 September 2016 In a statement on the death of former Israeli president Shimon Peres, the Archbishop of Canterbury said today: Tuesday 27 September 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby welcomed HRH The Emir of Kano to Lambeth Palace this morning. Monday 26 September 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby set out the Church of England's education vision at the Anglican Academies and Secondary Heads Conference at Coventry Cathedral on Friday 23 September.… Monday 26 September 2016 The Archbishops have welcomed the agreement that ends the parading stand-off in North Belfast. Monday 26 September 2016 Read the Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon at the Mothers' Union 140th anniversary service at Winchester Cathedral on 22 September 2016. Monday 26 September 2016 Read the Archbishop's contribution to 'Lessons Learned: Reflections on antisemitism and the Holocaust', published by the Holocaust Educational Trust and CST.

Friday 23 September 2016 Read the Archbishop of Canterbury's on the vision for CofE schools in this week's TES. Tuesday 20 September 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby joined Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew in the ecumenical prayer and concluding ceremony of the World Day for Peace in Assisi today, along with… Monday 19 September 2016 Churches across England and around the Anglican Communion are uniting around the second year of Thy Kingdom Come, the call by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York for Christians… Monday 19 September 2016 At the request of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Albert Chama has written to the UN Secretary General ahead of the UN summit on refugees and migrants today. Friday 16 September 2016 The former head of state of Nigeria visited the Archbishop at Lambeth Palace during his visit to London. Wednesday 14 September 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby has welcomed the Government's competition to design a UK Holocaust memorial next to Parliament.

Monday 12 September 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury said Rabbi Shear Yashuv Cohen’s commitment to Jewish-Christian dialogue was a blessing that will live on. Friday 09 September 2016 Message from the Archbishop of Canterbury on the occasion of the commemoration of 25 years since the signing of the Meissen Agreement. Monday 05 September 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has expressed his sadness at the death of the Rt Revd David Jenkins, the former Bishop of Durham. Sunday 28 August 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, today awarded the 2016 Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing to Dementia: Living in the Memories of God by John Swinton… Wednesday 24 August 2016 'Imagine seeing hundreds of thousands of young people thriving as disciples,' says Archbishop Wednesday 24 August 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury visited Demelza Hospice Care for Children in Canterbury diocese today. Friday 12 August 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury has written the foreword to the July 2016 edition of Crucible on safeguarding.

Friday 29 July 2016 The Archbishop presided and preached at a service at Portsmouth Cathedral to celebrate 150 years of the Society of the Sisters of Bethany. Wednesday 27 July 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced the appointment of Sarah Snyder as his new Advisor for Reconciliation. Tuesday 19 July 2016 Archbishop Justin Welby joined the Home Secretary for the launch of the Full Community Sponsorship scheme. Wednesday 13 July 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury asked a question on South Sudan during question time in the House of Lords today. Monday 11 July 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury today called for the leaders in South Sudan to cease hostilities immediately and accept mediation. Thursday 07 July 2016 Archbishops of Canterbury Archbishops of Canterbury By Ben Johnson | Comments In the Christian church, an archbishop is a bishop of superior rank who has authority over other bishops in an ecclesiastic province or area.

The Church of England is presided over by two archbishops: the archbishop of Canterbury, who is 'primate of All England', and the archbishop of York, who is 'primate of England'. In the time of St. Augustine, around the 5th century it was intended that England would be divided into two provinces with two archbishops, one at London and one at York . Canterbury gained supremacy just prior to the Reformation in the 16th century, when it exercised the powers of papal legate throughout England. It is the Archbishop of Canterbury who has the privilege of crowning the kings and queens of England and ranks immediately after the princes of royal blood. The Archbishop's official residence is at Lambeth Palace, London, and second residence at the Old Palace, Canterbury. The first Archbishop of Canterbury was Augustine. Originally prior to the Benedictine monastery of St. Andrew in Rome, he was sent to England by Pope Gregory I with the mission to convert the natives to Roman Christianity. Landing in Ebbesfleet, Kent in 597 Augustine quickly converted his first native when he baptized Ethelbert, King of Kent along with many of his subjects.

He was consecrated Bishop of the English at Arles that same year and appointed archbishop in 601, establishing his seat at Canterbury. In 603 he attempted unsuccessfully to unite the Roman and native Celtic churches at a conference on the Severn. The following list traces the Archbishops from the time of Augustine through the Reformation, up to the present day. Their influence on the history of England and the English people is apparent for all to see. Archbishops of Canterbury 604 Laurentius. Nominated by St. Augustine as his successor. Had a rocky ride when King Ethelbert of Kent was succeeded by his pagan son Eadbald. Remaining calm Laurentius eventually converted Eadbald to Christianity, thus preserving the Roman mission in England. 627 Honorius. The last of the group of Roman missionaries who had accompanied St. Augustine to England. 668 Theodore (of Tarsus). The Greek theologian was already in his sixties when he was sent to England by Pope Vitalian to assume the role of archbishop. Despite his age he went on to reorganise the English Church creating the diocesan structure, uniting for the first time the people of England.

693 Berhtwald. The first archbishop of English birth. Worked with King Wihtred of Kent to develop the laws of the land. Cuthbert. Established England as an important base from which Anglo-Saxon missionaries were despatched abroad. 765 Jaenberht. Backed the wrong horse in the King of Kent against King Offa of Mercia. He saw the importance of Canterbury reduce as power shifted to Offa's cathedral in Lichfield. 793 Ethelheard, St. Originally chosen by King Offa of Mercia, to make Lichfield into the premier archbishopric in England. Ethelheard appears to have messed things up a little in the politics of the day, and unwittingly succeeded in reinstating Canterbury's traditional superiority. 805 Wulfred. As with his predecessors Wulfred's rule was frequently disrupted by disputes with the kings of Mercia and was at one stage exiled by King Cenwulf. 833 Ceolnoth. Maintained Canterbury's superiority within the Church of England by forming close relationships with the rising power of the Kings of Wessex, and abandoning the pro-Mercian policies of Feologeld.

890 Plegmund. Appointed Archbishop by Alfred the Great. Plegmund played an influential role in the reigns of both Alfred and Edward the Elder. He was involved in early efforts to convert the Danelaw to Christianity. 942 Oda. Oda's career serves to demonstrate the integration of Scandinavians into English society. The son of a pagan who came to England with the Viking 'Great Army', Oda organised the reintroduction of a bishopric into the Scandinavian settlements of East Anglia. 960 Dunstan. He was originally Abbot of Glastonbury from 945, and made it a centre of learning. He was King Edred's chief advisor and virtually became the kingdom's ruler. Following the death of Edred in 955, his nephew King Edwy drove Dunstan into exile for refusing to authorize his proposed marriage with Ælfgifu. After Edwy's death in 959, Dunstan became Archbishop of Canterbury from 960. He is said to have pulled the devil's nose with a pair of tongs. His feast day is 19th May. 990 Sigeric.

In the reign of Ethelred II the Unready, Sigeric was promoted from humble monk to the top job of archbishop. He is associated with the policy of paying Danegeld in an attempt to buy off Scandanavian attacks. 1005 Alphege. In 1012, he was captured by the Danes who had invaded Kent, and was held at Greenwich. He refused to pay his own ransom, and, during a drunken feast at which the Danes threw left-over bones and skulls at Alphege, he was murdered by a Dane whom he had converted to Christianity earlier in the day., The Danish leader, Thorkill, was disgusted by the murder and changed sides, bringing 45 ships to Æthelred 's service. In 1033, Canute moved Alphege's bones from St Paul's Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral. 1020 Ethelnoth. One of the most distinguished of the Anglo-Saxon archbishops. The first monk of the Canterbury monastery to be elected archbishop. 1051 Robert of Jumieges.

One of a small number of Normans who came to England with Edward the Confessor in 1041. His scheming and elevation to archbishop fuelled a civil war between Edward and Earl Godwine of Wessex. Robert was also the ambassador who promised the succession to Duke William (The Conqueror) of Normandy. 1052 Stigand. Became archbishop after the expulsion of Robert of Jumieges, as such he was never recognised by the church in Rome. A worldly and very wealthy man he was at first accepted by William I The Conqueror, but in 1070 was deposed by Papal Legate. 1070 Lanfranc. A native of Italy, he left home around 1030 to pursue his studies in France. He was responsible for presenting the case to the Pope for William of Normandy's claim to the English crown. It was William I The Conqueror who appointed him archbishop in 1070. Lanfranc was responsible for reforming and reorganising the English Church and rebuilt the Cathedral on the model of St Stephen's in Caen where he had previously been Abbot.

1093 Anselm. Another Italian who had left home in search of better things and had found Lefranc as Prior at the Norman Abbey of Bec. He followed in Lefranc's footsteps first as Prior and then as Archbishop. His strongly held views on the Church-State relationship would greatly influence Thomas a Becket and continue to rumble on for centuries ensuring a greater control of the Church from Rome. 1139 Theobald. Yet another monk from the Norman Abbey of Bec. He was created Archbishop by Stephen. The relationship between the King and Archbishop strained over the years culminating in Theobald refusing to crown Stephen's son Eustace. He drew Thomas a Becket into his service Thomas a Becket . Worked as a banker's clerk before entering the service of Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury in 1145. He was a close friend of Henry II and was Chancellor from 1152 until 1162, when he was elected archbishop. He then changed his allegiance to the church, alienating Henry.

In 1164, he opposed Henry's attempt to control the relations between church and state – preferring the clergy to be judged by the church and not by the state – and fled to France. There was a reconciliation between Henry and Becket and he returned in 1170, but the reconciliation soon broke down. After an outburst from the king, four knights – probably misunderstanding Henry's instructions – murdered Becket in front of the altar of Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170. He was canonised – as St Thomas Becket – in 1172, and his shrine became the most popular destination of pilgrimage in England until the Reformation. His feast day is 29th December. 1184 Baldwin. Despite being described as gentle and guileless, he did take action when needed, galloping up and saving Gilbert of Plumpton from the gallows, forbidding such hangman's work on a Sunday. Also saw action in the Crusades, he died five weeks after his 200 knights had fought at Acre. 1193 Hubert Walter. Rector of Halifax in 1185.

He travelled to the Holy Land with Richard the Lion-Heart on the Third Crusade 1190 and, when Richard was taken prisoner by emperor Henry VI, Walter brought the army back to England and raised a ransom of 100,000 marks for the king's release. He was Dean of York from 1186 to 1189, then Bishop of Salisbury, and he became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1193. On Richard's death in 1199, he was appointed Chancellor 1207 Stephen Langton. He was consecrated archbishop by Pope Innocent III, which annoyed King John so much that he refused to admit him into England. The quarrel between King and Pope lasted until John submitted in 1213. Once in England he proved to be an important mediator playing a key role in negotiating Magna Carta . 1375 Simon Sudbury. He was blamed for government mismanagement and unjust taxation which led to the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, led by Wat Tyler . The 'revolting' rebels dragged him from the Tower of London and beheaded him.

His mummified head is displayed in the vestry of St. Gregory's church in Sudbury, Suffolk. 1381 William Courtenay. He led the opposition within the English Church to John Wyclif, dubbed by some to be 'the morning star of the Reformation', and the Lollards, and was influential in driving them out of Oxford. 1396 Thomas Arundel. The combination of his high aristocratic birth and driving ambition made him one of the most powerful men in England. His political connections led first to his banishment by Richard II in 1397, and then to his restoration by Henry IV two years later. 1414 Henry Chichele. He helped to finance the war against France, organised the fight against Lollardy and founded All Souls College in Oxford. 1443 John Stafford. It was said of him if he had done little good he had done no harm. 1452 John Kempe. Initially Henry V's Keeper of the Privy Seal and Chancellor in Normandy, he also served two terms as Chancellor of England.

Before becoming Archbishop of Canterbury he was Bishop of; Rochester (1419-21), Chichester (1421), London (1421-5) and York (1425-52). 1454 Thomas Bourchier. Also served as Chancellor of England from 1455 to 1456, during an illness of Henry VI and while Richard of York was Protector. 1486 John Morton. Originally an Oxford-trained lawyer he fled to Flanders, to the court of Henry Tudor, after Richard III attempted to imprison him in 1483. Henry VII summoned him home after his victory at Bosworth in 1485 and made him archbishop. After this he applied much of his energy to financial matters of state giving his name to the 'Morton's fork' principle of tax assessment: ostentation is proof of wealth - stricken appearance is proof of hidden savings. 1503 William Warham. He expressed doubts as to the wisdom of Henry VIII marrying Catherine of Aragon, the widow of Prince Arthur, but presided at their coronation.

He did nothing to help Catherine against Henry's efforts to have their marriage declared null, but was less than happy with the increasingly anti-papal royal policy adopted after 1530. The martyrdom of Thomas Cranmer, from an old edition of Foxe's Book of Martyrs Archbishops of Canterbury since the Reformation 1533 Thomas Cranmer. Compiled the first English Book of Common Prayer. First Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1551, his 42 Articles laid down the basis of Anglican Protestantism. Burned at the stake for heresy and treason in opposing Bloody Mary. His feast day is 16th October. 1556 Reginald Pole. Returned from a self imposed exile in Italy following the accession of his Catholic cousin Queen Mary I. He died within a few hours of her in November 1558. 1559 Mathew Parker. He was apparently surprised when Elizabeth I decided that her mother's (Anne Boleyn) old chaplain would make an ideal Archbishop of Canterbury. Presided over the very difficult opening years of the new religious settlement. 1576 Edmund Grindal.

He had been exiled under Queen Mary I because of his Protestant beliefs and was therefore the obvious choice for the top job in the Church of Elizabeth I. His defiance of her wishes in 1577 however, led to his suspension under house arrest. He failed to recovered favour by the time of his death. 1583 John Whitgift. A former Cambridge don, he first attracted the attention of Elizabeth I by his strict disciplining of the non-conforming Puritans. Yet another archbishop who annoyed the lady, with the thought that a clergyman should attempt to decide theology for her Church. 1604 Richard Bancroft. Was born and intially educated in Farnworth, near modern day Widnes, he graduated from Cambridge and was ordained around 1570. Whilst still Bishop of London, he drafted the rules for the translation of what would eventually become the 'most popular book in the world' ... The King James Bible . 1611 George Abbot. He found favour under James I, his reputation as a churchman however was dented when he accidentally killed a gamekeeper whilst out hunting with a crossbow. 1633 William Laud.

His High Church policy, support for Charles I, censorship of the press, and persecution of the Puritans aroused bitter opposition. He was responsible for moving the altar from a its central position to the east end of churches. His attempt to impose the Prayer Book in Scotland precipitated the Civil War. He was impeached by the Long Parliament in 1640, imprisoned in the Tower of London, condemned to death, and beheaded. 1660 William Juxon. A friend of William Laud, he had attended Charles I at his execution in 1649 and spent the years until the restoration of Charles II in retirement. His appointment as archbishop in 1660 being a reward for loyal royal service. 1663 Gilbert Sheldon. Another former advisor to Charles I, he attempted to unite the thinking of the Anglican and Presbyterian branches of the Church. 1678 William Sancroft. Following an unsuccessful attempt to convert King James II to Anglicanism, he and the king fell out. He openly and publicly defied royal orders to accept the King's Declaration of Indulgence for Dissenters and Catholics.

A man of integrity it appears, as he played no part in Glorious Revolution and argued that the oath he had taken to James precluded him taking another to William III and Mary II. 1691 John Tillotson. He succeeded Sancroft as archbishop, having carried out the duties of the office since 1689 when Sancroft had refused to take the oaths that recognised William and Mary as rightful monarchs. William of Orange 1695 Thomas Tenison. A 'friend' of those who invited William of Orange to England in 1688. He warned about the threat to Anglicanism from a Stuart restoration. 1716 William Wake. He attempted to persuade the French Gallican Church to break with Rome and ally itself with the Church of England. In later life he gained a reputation for corruption, appointing members of his family to financially lucrative positions within the Church. Frederick Temple. Followed the well worn path from Oxford to Rugby to Canterbury. 1903 Randall Thomas Davidson. Born in Edinburgh into a Presbyterian family, he studied at Oxford, and became chaplain to Archbishop Tait (his father-in-law) and also to Queen Victoria .

1928 Cosmo Gordon Lang. Born in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, he was Principal of Aberdeen University and entered the Church of England in 1890. He was both counsellor and friend to the royal family. 1942 William Temple. The son of Frederick Temple he deviated the well worn path from Oxford to Canterbury via Repton. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform in crusades against money lenders, slums and dishonesty. 1945 Geoffrey Francis Fisher. He also followed the now deeply rutted path from Oxford to Repton to Canterbury. As archbishop he crowned Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey in 1953. 1961 Arthur Michael Ramsey. Educated at Repton, where his headmaster was the man he would succeed as archbishop - Geoffrey Fisher, he worked for Church unity with an historic visit to the Vatican in 1966. He also attempted to forge a reconciliation with the Methodist Church.

Archbishop of Canterbury to host refugees at official London residence | UK news | The Guardian Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury to host refugees at official London residence Justin Welby criticises government response to migration crisis and offers space for ‘a family or two’ in cottage at Lambeth Palace Lambeth Palace in London, where Justin Welby has promised to offer Syrian refugees housing. Photograph: Philip Toscano/PA Sunday 20 September 2015 08.08 EDT Last modified on Friday 13 January 2017 10.12 EST Close This article is 1 year old The archbishop of Canterbury is to take in Syrian refugees at his official London residence, saying “Jesus was a refugee”. Justin Welby is to house “a family or two” in a four-bedroom cottage in the grounds of Lambeth Palace on the south bank of the Thames, a spokeswoman confirmed on Sunday. His gesture follows a similar move by the Catholic church. Pope Francis said two refugee families would move into Vatican housing , but Lambeth Palace said it was something the archbishop has been considering for a while.

A spokeswoman said the cottage in the palace grounds was currently being redecorated and could provide room for a “family or two”. She said: “As a Christian who leads the Church of England it is something he feels absolutely passionate about. “As the archbishop has said, Jesus was a refugee, and there are refugees here who are desperate for sanctuary from war-torn places and the archbishop is completely torn about their situation and wants to make a difference.” The rent for the refugees would be paid for by charitable funds under the archbishop’s personal control, she said. Britain’s response to the refugee crisis facing Europe is to take 20,000 refugees from camps on the borders of Syria over the next five years. Welby has been critical of the government’s response , saying it is very slim in the context of figures given by the UN high commissioner for refugees and the European commission. He is also reported to have met the prime minister earlier this month amid growing concerns that Christians in Syria will be largely excluded from the refugees due to come to the UK.

Addressing the House of Lords, he said that “within the camps there is significant intimidation and radicalisation, and many particularly of the Christian population who have been forced to flee are unable to be in the camps”. A Vatican parish has already taken in a Christian family of four refugees from Syria following the pope’s pledge earlier this month. The St Anna parish – Sant’Anna dei Palafrenieri in Italian – accepted one of two families it promised to take in: a father, mother and two children who fled their home in Damascus. They are said to be Christian of the Catholic Greek Melkite rite. The Vatican said the family would be staying at an apartment near St Peter’s in the Vatican and that they had immediately followed procedures to apply for asylum in Italy. The continent’s biggest migratory flow since 1945 has opened a deep rift between western and eastern members of the EU over how to distribute the refugees fairly, and raised questions over the fate of the Schengen agreement allowing borderless travel within the 28-nation bloc.

Several countries have imposed border controls, as recent figures have shown nearly half a million people have braved perilous trips across the Mediterranean to reach Europe so far this year, while the EU has received almost a quarter of a million asylum requests in the three months to June. Syrian Family Set To Move In To Archbishop's London Residence Syrian Family Set To Move In To Archbishop's London Residence On 7/6/16 at 1:00 PM Close World The archbishop of Canterbury has agreed to host a family of Syrian refugees in a four-bedroom cottage at his official London residence in Lambeth Palace next month, the borough council's deputy leader Paul McGlone said Wednesday. The Most Rev Justin Welby promised to take in refugees last September , offering shelter to those fleeing war-torn Syria. Over 400,000 people have been killed in Syria’s five-year civil war, according to a U.N. special envoy , Staffan de Mistura causing many Syrians to flee.

“As the archbishop has said, Jesus was a refugee, and there are refugees here who are desperate for sanctuary from war-torn places and the archbishop is completely torn about their situation and wants to make a difference,” said a spokeswoman for Lambeth Palace at the time. Archbishop of Canterbury - OrthodoxWiki Archbishop of Canterbury Jump to: navigation , search The Archbishop of Canterbury is "the primate of all England" within the Church of England and the spiritual head of the Anglican Communion . His see is at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England and his residence is Lambeth Palace in London. Contents 5 External link The current archbishop The current Archbishop of Canterbury is the Right Honorable and Most Reverend Justin Welby, 105th holder of the Chair of St. Augustine of Canterbury . The previous archbishop Rowan Douglas Williams was born in Wales on June 14 , 1950. He studied theology at Christ's College of Cambridge University where he doctoral work on the Russian Orthodox Church and particularly the thought of Vladimir Lossky . For some years he was a professor of theology at Oxford University.

In 1992 he was elevated to Anglican Bishop of Monmouth, and then in 2000 he was made Anglican Archbishop of Wales. In 2002 he was elevated to Archbishop of Canterbury, from which he retired in 2012. A prolific writer, Dr. Williams has published books in theology, spirituality, Christian history and poetry. Of particular interest to Orthodox Christians might be two books of meditations on icons , entitled The Dwelling of the Light: Praying With Icons of Christ ( ISBN 0802827780 ) and Ponder These Things: Praying With Icons of the Virgin ( ISBN 1580511244 ). He is also the editor of the book Sergii Bulgakov: Towards a Russian Political Theology ( ISBN 056708650X ). History Christianity reached England by the middle of the second century. As St. Bede relates in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People , in 156 a British King by the name of Lucius wrote to Eleutherus, bishop of Rome, asking to be made a Christian.

(Bk 1, Chap 4) With the work of missionaries throughout the first few centuries AD, Christianity spread and took root. In 596 Pope Gregory the Great decided to send a mission to the Anglo-Saxons in the British Isles. He chose a to send a group of Benedictine monks, under the leadership of St. Augustine of Canterbury (not to be confused with Augustine of Hippo ). Augustine and his fellow monks arrived in Kent in 597 and eventually a see city was set up in Canterbury, Augustine being the first Archbishop. It is said that that when they arrived they were "carrying a silver cross and an image of Jesus Christ painted on a board, which thus became, so far as we know, 'Canterbury's first icon .'" (Lesser Feasts and Fasts, p. 252) With Augustine and those who came after him, the British Isles were slowly put under the authority of the Church of Rome. As with the rest of the Western Church, this authority increased over the next 500 years. Up until the time of the Anglican Reformation, the Archbishop of Canterbury was an appointee of the Bishop of Rome .

Thus, at the time of the Great Schism the Church in England went along with the Western side of the break, accepting Papal supremacy and the Filioque . In the 16th century, England, influenced both by political factors and the Continental Reformation, broke away from Rome and became an independent Church. Thus, the list of successive Archbishops of Canterbury, can be categorized according to three groups: Orthodox Archbishops, Roman Catholic Archbishops and Reformation Archbishops (see below). Archbishops of Canterbury throughout history Orthodox Archbishops of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury – Canterbury Cathedral Home » Get Involved » Who Does What? » Archbishop of Canterbury menu » The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current Archbishop is the Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013. Justin Welby is the 105th in a line which goes back more than 1,400 years to Augustine of Canterbury who was sent from Rome in 597AD.

The Archbishop presides over major services at the Cathedral, such as Easter and Christmas, but is normally based in Lambeth Palace. When in Canterbury, the Archbishop and his family reside in the Old Palace, immediately next to the Cathedral.

Question: What is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Answer: Lambeth Palace