What Happens After the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury Has Been Named?

What happens after the 106th archbishop of Canterbury has been named?

There is a series of traditions and formalities to follow. After a new archbishop of Canterbury is named, there are various stages before they are formally enthroned. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what happens next. – How did we get to this point? Justin Welby formally stood down as archbishop of Canterbury in January (Gareth Fuller/PA) The 105th archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, formally resigned in early January, having announ…

Viewpoint with Andrew Brown: New Archbishop will have a honeymoon . . . then disappointment

SOMEONE at Church House, Westminster, once told me that he had an annual award for the person in the Church of England “On whom the bucket of excrement has been emptied from the greatest height”, only he didn’t say “excrement”. This was in the day...