Archbishop of Canterbury appointment
The Bishop of Durham, Rt Rev Justin Welby, has been appointed the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
Bishop of Durham becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
The Rt Reverend Justin Welby, the current Bishop of Durham, has been officially announced as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Queen has approved the nomination. He will be enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral on 21st March 2013.
56-year-old Bishop Welby is a former oil executive, who was first ordained as a deacon in 1992.
He will succeed the retiring Dr Rowan Williams as the 105th Archbishopof Canterbury.
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