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[[George Carey]] was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002.<ref>[http://www.glcarey.co.uk/Pages/Biography.html Biography], Official Website of Lord Carey of Clifton, accessed 16 February 2010.</ref> | [[George Carey]] was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002.<ref>[http://www.glcarey.co.uk/Pages/Biography.html Biography], Official Website of Lord Carey of Clifton, accessed 16 February 2010.</ref> | ||
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+ | [[Damian Thompson]] wrote of Carey in November 2006: | ||
+ | ::As Primate of All England, he was dismissed as a self-important booby: Captain Mainwaring in a mitre. Since his retirement in 2002, however, he has become "the king over the water" for conservative evangelical Anglicans, who – thanks to mushrooming churches in Africa – now far outnumber communicants of the Church of England.<ref>Damian Thompson, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3634543/The-archbishops-days-are-numbered.html The archbishop's days are numbered], telegraph.co.uk, 24 November 2006.</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== |
Revision as of 06:55, 5 March 2010
George Carey was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002.[1]
Damian Thompson wrote of Carey in November 2006:
- As Primate of All England, he was dismissed as a self-important booby: Captain Mainwaring in a mitre. Since his retirement in 2002, however, he has become "the king over the water" for conservative evangelical Anglicans, who – thanks to mushrooming churches in Africa – now far outnumber communicants of the Church of England.[2]
Affiliations
- Centre for Social Cohesion - Advisory Board Member
- European Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism - Patron
Connections
- Andrew Carey - Son
External Resources
- Lord Carey of Clifton Address (PDF), Christian Broadcasting Council, 25 February 2010.
Contact
- Website http://www.glcarey.co.uk/
Notes
- ↑ Biography, Official Website of Lord Carey of Clifton, accessed 16 February 2010.
- ↑ Damian Thompson, The archbishop's days are numbered, telegraph.co.uk, 24 November 2006.