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 Southampton confirmedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
bishops of the Church of England includesOffice Archbishop of Canterbury
bishops of the Church of England highestRank Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Rochester isSubjectToMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
subject surface form: Saint Edmund Rich
Bishop of Chichester isSuffraganTo Archbishop of Canterbury
Rochester Cathedral underJurisdictionOf Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Bath and Wells subordinateTo Archbishop of Canterbury
Laud positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
subject surface form: William Laud
Laud's Diary subject Archbishop of Canterbury
Anglicanism (broadly) hasSpiritualHead Archbishop of Canterbury
subject surface form: Anglicanism
Parker Library founderOccupation Archbishop of Canterbury
Stephen Cottrell hasRole Archbishop of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Primate of England
Samuel Purchas employer Archbishop of Canterbury
House of Bishops of the Church of England hasMember Archbishop of Canterbury
House of Bishops of the Church of England hasLeader Archbishop of Canterbury
Murder of Thomas Becket hasPrimaryTarget Archbishop of Canterbury
Bell Harry Tower associatedWith Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Worcester hasMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
Anglo-Saxon bishopric of Mercia subordinateTo Archbishop of Canterbury
House of Clergy worksWith Archbishop of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Archbishops of Canterbury and York
Area Bishop of Colchester confirmedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Guildford subordinateTo Archbishop of Canterbury
Charles Longley positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Chelmsford assists Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Chelmsford hasMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
William of Sens patron Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of St Albans assists Archbishop of Canterbury
Dean and Chapter of Canterbury associatedWith Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Ely hasEcclesiasticalProvinceMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Peterborough subjectTo Archbishop of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Canterbury (in provincial matters)
Edmund of Abingdon positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
Edmund of Abingdon appointedAs Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Norwich provinceBishopIsSuffraganOf Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Norwich hasMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Thetford appointmentConfirmedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Otford associatedWith Archbishop of Canterbury
subject surface form: Otford Palace
this entity surface form: Archbishops of Canterbury
Bishop of Lynn consecratedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Coronation Oath administeredBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Leicester hasMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Lichfield metropolitanSeeTakenFrom Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Lichfield existedConcurrentlyWith Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Lichfield restoredAuthorityTo Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Hereford isSuffraganTo Archbishop of Canterbury
Cosmo Gordon Lang positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
Cosmo Gordon Lang appliesToPosition Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Bristol confirmedBy Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Bristol subordinateTo Archbishop of Canterbury
Matthew Parker positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury