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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. The current Archbishop of Canterbury is the Right Honorable and Most Reverend Rowan Williams, 104th successor to the Chair of St. [[Augustine of Canterbury]].
==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 [[Church of Russia|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 the throne of St. [[Augustine Archbishop of Canterbury|Augustine]], 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 [[iconography|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).
*11. St. [[Cuthbert of Canterbury]], 740-758
*12. St. [[Bregowine]], 759-762
*13. [[Jaenbert]], 763-790*14. [[Ethelhard]], 790-803*15. [[Wulfred]], 803-829*16. [[Feologeld]], 829-830*17. [[Ceolnoth]], 830-870*18. [[Ethelred of Canterbury]], 870-889
*19. Plegmund, 891-923
*20. Athelm, 923-925
===Roman Catholic Archbishops of Canterbury===
*35. Lanfranc, 1070 Lanfranc-1089*36. Anselm, 1093 Anselm-1109*1114 37. Ralph d'Escures, 1114-1122*1123 38. William de Corbeil, 1123-1136*39. Theobald, 1139 Theobald-1161*1162 40. Thomas a Becket, 1162-1170*1174 41. Richard of Dover, 1174-1184*1184 42. Baldwin, 1185-1190 *1193 43. Hubert Walter, 1193-*1207 44. Stephen Langton, 1207-1228*1229 45. Richard le Grant, 1229-1231*1234 46. Edmund of Abingdon, 1233-1240*1245 47. Boniface of Savoy, 1245-1270*1273 48. Robert Kilwardby, 1273-1278*1279 49. John Peckham, 1279-1292*1294 50. Robert Winchelsey, 1293-1313*1313 51. Walter Reynolds, 1313-1327*1328 52. Simon Meopham, 1327-1333*1333 53. John de Stratford, 1333-1348*1349 54. Simon Islip, 1349*1349 55. Thomas Bradwardine, 1349*54. Simon Islip,1349-1366 *56. Simon Langham, 1366-1368*1368 57. William Whittlesey, 1368-1374*1375 58. Simon Sudbury, 1375-1381*1381 59. William Courtenay, 1381-1396*1396 60. Thomas Arundel, 1396-1398*1398 61. Roger Walden, 1398-*1399 60. Thomas Arundel (restored), 1399-*1414 62. Henry Chichele, 1414-1443*1443 63. John Stafford, 1443-1452*1452 64. John Kempe, 1452-1454*1454 65. Thomas Bourchier, 1454-1486*1486 66. John Morton, 1486-1500*1501 67. Henry Deane, 1501-1503*1503 68. William Warham, 1503-1532
===Post-Reformation Archbishops of Canterbury===
* [http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/ Official Website of the Archbishop of Canterbury]
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