Archbishops of Canterbury -- Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, UK
N 51° 16.790 E 001° 04.984
31U E 366305 N 5682689
A timeline of all the Archbishops of Canterbury who have been appointed over the last 1400+ years, from 597 - 2015
Waymark Code: WMT4JA
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/24/2016
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Three inset marble panels in a small chapel on the north side of the apse near the baptismal font are engraved with the list of the names of all of the Archbishops of Canterbury, from St Augistine (AD 597) to Justin Welby (2015).
For more on the lives and history of each Archbishop, see here:
"http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Archbishops-of-Canterbury/
Archbishops of Canterbury
By Ben Johnson
In the Christian church, an archbishop is a bishop of superior rank who has authority over other bishops in an ecclesiastic province or area. The Church of England is presided over by two archbishops: the archbishop of Canterbury, who is 'primate of All England', and the archbishop of York, who is 'primate of England'.
In the time of St. Augustine, around the 5th century it was intended that England would be divided into two provinces with two archbishops, one at London and one at York. Canterbury gained supremacy just prior to the Reformation in the 16th century, when it exercised the powers of papal legate throughout England.
It is the Archbishop of Canterbury who has the privilege of crowning the kings and queens of England and ranks immediately after the princes of royal blood.
The Archbishop's official residence is at Lambeth Palace, London, and second residence at the Old Palace, Canterbury.
The first Archbishop of Canterbury was Augustine. Originally prior to the Benedictine monastery of St. Andrew in Rome, he was sent to England by Pope Gregory I with the mission to convert the natives to Roman Christianity.
Landing in Ebbesfleet, Kent in 597 Augustine quickly converted his first native when he baptized Ethelbert, King of Kent along with many of his subjects. He was consecrated Bishop of the English at Arles that same year and appointed archbishop in 601, establishing his seat at Canterbury. In 603 he attempted unsuccessfully to unite the Roman and native Celtic churches at a conference on the Severn.
The following list traces the Archbishops from the time of Augustine through the Reformation, up to the present day. Their influence on the history of England and the English people is apparent for all to see.
Archbishops of Canterbury
[List and brief histories]"
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