Justin Welby

Archbishop of Canterbury from 2013 to 2025 · United Kingdom · Religious Figures · Born 1956 · age 70

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Justin Portal Welby is a retired Anglican bishop who served as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 2013 to 2025.

A life in dates

2026Read more around Archbishop of Canterbury28 January 2026What this moment rests on, and one other was read more that weekSee the moment2023“It is to the Church of England’s eternal shame that it did not always follow Christ’s teaching to give life.”In their words15 February 2023After visiting the Cape Coast Castle (15 February 2023)Read the whole statement

“But our response does not end there. We are called to transform unjust structures, to pursue peace and reconciliation, to live out the Beatitudes in big ways and small.”In their words15 February 2023After visiting the Cape Coast Castle (15 February 2023)Read the whole statement

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian OrderAward2016“We need 21st-century answers. And we will find satisfactory answers only if they are grounded in a vision we can all recognise, and one that seeks the common good.”In their words19 November 2016Transcript (19 November 2016)Read the whole statement

“When we look at the progress made since the end of the Second World War, it is hard to argue that economically, European cooperation has been anything other than a great success.”In their words19 November 2016Transcript (19 November 2016)Read the whole statement

“On the one hand we look at the progress since the war and see a huge increase in the material wellbeing in the vast majority of Europeans.”In their words19 November 2016Transcript (19 November 2016)Read the whole statement

“The vision for Europe needs to renew its commitment to true subsidiarity.”In their words19 November 2016Transcript (19 November 2016)Read the whole statement

Honorary Doctor of the Catholic University of ParisAward1956Born6 January 1956

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Trinity College, Cambridge

Welby and Paul Kim, Primate of the Province of Korea, at Seoul Cathedral in 2013

Welby in 2015

Welby with Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, in 2022

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Justin Welby

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It is to the Church of England’s eternal shame that it did not always follow Christ’s teaching to give life.
Feb 15, 2023, After visiting the Cape Coast Castle (15 February 2023), Own words
But our response does not end there. We are called to transform unjust structures, to pursue peace and reconciliation, to live out the Beatitudes in big ways and small.
Feb 15, 2023, After visiting the Cape Coast Castle (15 February 2023), Own words
We need 21st-century answers. And we will find satisfactory answers only if they are grounded in a vision we can all recognise, and one that seeks the common good.
Nov 19, 2016, Transcript (19 November 2016), Own words