Archbishop of Canterbury

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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, serving as the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican episcopal title
ecclesiastical office
appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
appointedBy British monarch
associatedWith Anglican Communion Office
Lambeth Palace
surface form: Lambeth Palace Library
chairs Lambeth Conference
Instruments of Communion of the Anglican Communion
surface form: Primates’ Meeting of the Anglican Communion
communion Anglican Communion
convenes Lambeth Conference
country United Kingdom
currentHolder Archbishop of Canterbury self-linksurface differs
surface form: Justin Welby
currentHolderStartDate 2013
dateOfEstablishment 597
denomination Church of England
firstHolder Augustine of Canterbury
foundedBy Gregory the Great
surface form: Pope Gregory I
hasCanonicalStatus metropolitan bishop
hasJurisdictionOver Province of Canterbury
hasOfficialResidenceCity London, England
surface form: London
hasPrecedenceOver other bishops of the Church of England
hasRole chief pastor of the Church of England
focus of unity for the Anglican Communion
principal celebrant at national religious services
principal leader of the Church of England
hasSeat Canterbury Cathedral
hasSecondaryCathedralCity Canterbury
hasTitle Metropolitan Bishop of the Province of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury self-linksurface differs
surface form: Primate of All England
isLeaderOf Church of England
isPartOf English episcopate
isSpiritualHeadOf Anglican Communion
isSymbolicHeadOf Anglican Communion
languageOfTitle English
locatedIn Canterbury
England
memberOf House of Lords
nominatedBy Crown Nominations Commission
oversees See of Canterbury
surface form: Diocese of Canterbury
positionHeldIn Church of England
positionInHouseOfLords Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords
surface form: Lords Spiritual
precedes Archbishop of York
rankInChurchOfEngland senior bishop
religion Anglicanism
residence Lambeth Palace
Old Palace, Canterbury
style The Most Reverend
Your Grace

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Bishop of Dorchester appointedInConsultationWith Archbishop of Canterbury
Dean of Canterbury appointedInConsultationWith Archbishop of Canterbury
Coronation of George IV archbishopric Archbishop of Canterbury
Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral associatedWith Archbishop of Canterbury
Sancroft associatedWith Archbishop of Canterbury
See of Canterbury associatedWithTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Primate of All England
See of Canterbury associatedWithTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Primate of the Anglican Communion
Convocation of Canterbury canBeSummonedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Coronation of George V ceremonialOfficiant Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Conference coInstrumentWith Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Buckingham confirmedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Lincoln confirmedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Oxford confirmedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Conference convenedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Primates’ Meeting convenesUnder Archbishop of Canterbury
Church of England currentArchbishopOfCanterbury Archbishop of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Justin Welby
Archbishop of Canterbury currentHolder Archbishop of Canterbury self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Justin Welby
See of York distinctFrom Archbishop of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Primate of All England
Lambeth Palace foundedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Crown Nominations Commission governsOffice Archbishop of Canterbury
Coronation Ring handledBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Canterbury hasArchbishop Archbishop of Canterbury
Anglican Communion hasInstrumentOfCommunion Archbishop of Canterbury
Anglican Communion hasLeaderRole Archbishop of Canterbury
Diocese of Oxford hasMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
Diocese of Southwark hasMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
Province of Canterbury hasMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
Diocese of Guildford hasMetropolitanSee Archbishop of Canterbury
See of Canterbury hasOrdinary Archbishop of Canterbury
Coronation of George I hasParticipant Archbishop of Canterbury
Coronation of George V hasParticipant Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury hasTitle Archbishop of Canterbury self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Primate of All England
Province of Canterbury headOfProvince Archbishop of Canterbury
Canterbury, Kent, England isSeatOf Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Lincoln isSuffraganTo Archbishop of Canterbury
Diocese of Exeter isSuffraganTo Archbishop of Canterbury
Diocese of Hereford isSuffraganTo Archbishop of Canterbury
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II mainOfficiantTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
Primates’ Meeting meetsWith Archbishop of Canterbury
Diocese of Bath and Wells metropolitanSee Archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas occupation Archbishop of Canterbury
subject surface form: Thomas Cranmer
wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officiant Archbishop of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Justin Welby
Coronation of William IV officiantPosition Archbishop of Canterbury
Coronation of Charles III officiantTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
Coronation of George III officiantTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II officiantTitle Archbishop of Canterbury