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==The Current Archbishopcurrent archbishop== Rowan Douglas Williams was born in Wales on [[June 14]], 1950. He studied theology at Christ’s 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 of Canterbury|Augustine]]. 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'' and ''Ponder These Things: Praying With Icons of the Virgin''.

Christianity reached England by the middle of the second century. As St. [[Bede]] relates in his ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'', in 156 a British King by the name of Lucius wrote to Eleutherus, bishop of Rome, asking to be made a Christian. (Bk 1, Chap 4) With the work of missionaries throughout the first few centuries AD, Christianity spread and took root.  In 596 Pope [[Gregory the Great]] decided to send a mission to the Anglo-Saxons in the British Isles. He chose a to send a group of [[Rule of St. Benedict|Benedictine ]] monks, under the leadership of St. [[Augustine of Canterbury]] (not to be confused with [[Augustine of Hippo]]). Augustine and his fellow monks arrived in Kent in 597 and eventually a see city was set up in Canterbury, Augustine being the first Archbishop. It is said that that when they arrived they were "carrying a silver cross and an image of Jesus Christ painted on a board, which thus became, so far as we know, 'Canterbury's first [[icon]].'" (''Lesser Feasts and Fasts'' , p. 252)

==Archbishops of Canterbury Throughout Historythroughout history== ===Post-Reformation Orthodox Archbishops of Canterbury=== *2002 Rowan Douglas Williams597 St. [[Augustine of Canterbury]]*1991 604 George Leonard CareySt. [[Laurence of Canterbury]] (aka Laurentius)*1980 619 Robert Alexander Kennedy RuncieSt. [[Mellitus|Mellitus]]*1974 624 Frederick Donald CogganSt. [[Justus|Justus]]*1961 627 Arthur Michael RamseySt. [[Honorius of Canterbury]]*1945 655 Geoffrey Francis FisherSt. [[Deusdedit of Canterbury]]*1942 William Temple664 ''Vacant''*1928 William Cosmo Gordon Langc.666 [[Wighard]], died of plague before consecration*1903 668 Randall Thomas DavidsonSt. [[Theodore of Tarsus]]*1896 693 Frederick TempleSt. [[Berhtwald]]*1883 731 Edward White BensonSt. [[Tatwine]]*1868 735 Archibald Campbell TaitSt. [[Nothelm]]*1862 740 Charles Thomas LongleySt. [[Cuthbert of Canterbury]]*1848 761 John Bird SumnerSt. [[Bregowine]]*1828 765 William Howley[[Jaenbert]]*1805 793 Charles Manners-Sutton[[Ethelhard]]*1783 805 John Moore[[Wulfred]]*1768 832 Frederick Cornwallis[[Feologeld]]*1758 833 Thomas Secker[[Ceolnoth]]*1757 870 Matthew Hutton[[Ethelred of Canterbury]]*1747 890 Thomas HerringPlegmund*1737 914 John PotterAthelm*1716 923 William WakeWulfhelm*1695 942 Thomas Tenison[[Odo of Canterbury (10th century)|Oda]]*1691 959 John TillotsonAelfsige*1678 959 William SancroftBrithelm*1663 960 Gilbert SheldonSt. [[Dunstan of Canterbury|Dunstan]]*1660 c.988 William JuxonEthelgar*1633 990 William LaudSigeric*1611 995 George AbbotAelfric*1604 1005 Richard BancroftSt. [[Alphege]]*1583 1013 John WhitgiftLyfing*1576 1020 Edmund GrindalEthelnoth*1559 1038 Matthew ParkerEadsige*1556 1051 Reginald PoleRobert of Jumieges*1533 1052 Thomas CranmerStigand

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