Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-2012) · United Kingdom · On the map · Religious Figures · Born 1950 · age 76
Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet, who served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012.
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Williams visiting the National Assembly for Wales, March 2012
Williams speaking at the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos
Williams in conversation with Burhanuddin, an Indian Islamic leader, in London (2010)
Williams visiting Pakistan in 2005
Williams and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II at the Armenian genocide monument in Yerevan for a torch lighting ceremony for the genocide victims in Darfur. The two men are standing on purple cloth.Awards
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Previously the Bishop of Monmouth and Archbishop of Wales, Williams was the first Archbishop of Canterbury in modern times not to be appointed from within the Church of England.
