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  • 4 Feb 2013
    Justin Welby takes up his role as Archbishop of Canterbury

    The current Bishop Justin Welby is being confirmed as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury in a legal ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral today.

  • 2 Feb 2013
    Welfare: Archbishop should seek justice, not charity

    The day before he became Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby spoke at an evangelical church in Nottingham. His comments were summarised by the Daily Telegraph thus; ‘The welfare state cannot go on doing the job it has for the past 70 years and the Church should step in to fill the void, according to the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury’.

  • 27 Dec 2012
    Welby's Christmas message sends out the right notes

    Though the job he has in hand is widely regarded as impossible, the Archbishop of Canterbury-elect, Justin Welby, has done more than enough already to suggest that he has the capacity to nudge the Church of England through the decidedly choppy waters of change.

  • 12 Nov 2012
    Justin Welby and the chances for change

    Like millions of other people, I'm praying for Justin Welby as he prepares to take up his new job at Canterbury. I wish him all the best. As the media go over every detail of his life and beliefs, there is a danger that we put our trust in a new archbishop to save the Church. This would be a problem whoever had got the job.

  • 10 Nov 2012
    Canterbury to become a fully-fledged See of Twitter

    For the first time in history, the announcement of who would succeed to the See of Canterbury was seen first on twitter (via the @Number10press office), before the formal Downing Street and Lambeth announcements of the archbishop elect.

  • 9 Nov 2012
    Welby speaks in favour of the Living Wage and tax reform

    The Rt Rev Justin Welby, who has a strong background in business and finance, has spoken warmly of his support for the Living Wage.

  • 9 Nov 2012
    No place for homophobia in church, says Archbishop-elect

    There can be no place at all for homophobia in the church, the Archbishop of Canterbury elect, the Rt Rev Justin Welby, has said in his first major statement.

  • 9 Nov 2012
    Justin Welby: archbishop amidst fallen idols

    If Welby can hold on to his emphasis on enabling ‘ordinary’ Christians, and those of their neighbours who are seeking a more just and compassionate world, he can offer the kind of leadership needed at a time when idols have been falling, says Savi Hensman, a long-standing commentator on Anglican affairs and church and society issues.

  • 9 Nov 2012
    Bishop Justin Welby announced as new Archbishop of Canterbury

    An announcement was made from Downing Street today that the Rt Rev Justin Welby, Anglican Bishop of Durham, will be the new Archbishop of Canterbury.