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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior Bishop in the Church of England and the president of the Anglican Communion.[1] The Archbishop holds a seat in the House of Lords as one of the Lords Spiritual.[2]
Recent Archbishops of Canterbury
- Randall Thomas Davidson 1903-1928
- William Cosmo Gordon Lang 1928-1942
- William Temple 1942-1945
- Geoffrey Francis Fisher 1945-1961
- Arthur Michael Ramsey 1961-1974
- Donald Coggan 1974-1980
- George Carey 1991-2013
- Robert Runcie 1980-1991
- Rowan Williams 2002-2012
- Justin Welby 2013-[3]
Notes
- ↑ Roles and priorities, Archbishop of Canterbury, accessed 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Society & Community, Archbishop of Canterbury, accessed 23 March 2013.
- ↑ The Archbishops from Augustine to Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, accessed 23 March 2013.
