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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 .
The most recent archbishop, Justin Welby was the 105th holder of the office; he was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 4 February 2013. As archbishop he signed himself as + Justin Cantuar . On 12 November 2024, he announced his decision to resign; [ 9 ] he did so effective 7 January 2025.
Justin Welby’s automatic peerage may be in doubt in the wake of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s decision to step down from his role. The Archbishop of Canterbury resigned after a damning report ...
On Tuesday he described Justin Welby’s resignation as “the right and honourable thing to do”. Theologian and author Andrew Graystone said that while he originally believed Mr Cottrell, 66 ...
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby attended a “gathering of the great and good” a day after he announced he was quitting over a Church of England abuse scandal, the editor of Private Eye ...
In a personal statement released by Justin Welby in 2024 it was revealed that Montague Browne's great-great-grandfather, Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet (1765−1838), owned slaves on his plantation in Jamaica and received compensation from the British Government in 1837 following the abolition of slavery. [14] [15]
Before being ordained in 1992, Mr Welby had an 11-year career in the oil industry.
Justin Welby’s tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury has officially come to an end as he resigns over his handling of an abuse scandal. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what led to this ...