It was not uncommon for the Archbishop of Canterbury to be promoted from a smaller English bishopric, with formal election by the monks of Canterbury Cathedral and confirmation from the pope.

Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury, the most important bishop ... Becket was made a saint by Pope Alexander III in 1173, just three years after his death. There was a belief that Becket ...

The Church of England is on the search for the 106th archbishop of Canterbury. The role had been held for more than a decade by Justin Welby, until his resignation over failures in handling a ...

The first Archbishop of Canterbury was Augustine, who was sent to England by Pope Gregory I with the mission of converting ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury may no longer be the de-facto head of the global Anglican faith in a series of 'post-colonial' reforms. Under the proposals, the spiritual head of the world's ...

FILE - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby delivers his speech as Pope Francis presides over the first vespers on the day the Catholic church celebrates the conversion of St. Paul, in the St ...

LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby ’s tenure officially ends Monday, two months after he resigned following an inquiry that found he failed to tell police about serial abuse ...