Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archevêque of Canterbury ( Archbishop off Canterbury ) is the chief of the Église of England and the Communion Anglican. He is the direct successor of Augustin of Canterbury (Holy Augustin), the first archbishop of 597 with 605. Today it is Rowan Williams which holds this role.

Roles and statute

The archbishop of Canterbury occupies four main roles nowadays:

It is the bishop diocesan of the Diocèse of Canterbury, which recovers is county of the Kent and the extreme North-East of the Surrey. Founded in 597, it is the évêché oldest of the Church of England.
It is the Métropolite of the province of Canterbury, which recovers southernmost two thirds of the England.
As a primacy of all England ( Primate off All England ), it is the first religious personality of the Church of England. He plays a big role at the time of official ceremonies, such as crownings. It is however the Monarque English which is officially with the head of the Church of England.
As a spiritual leader of the Communion Anglican, it is recognized like primus inter pares of all the primacies Anglicans. Since 1867, it organizes a more or less decennial meeting of all the bishops Anglicans of the world, the Conférences of Lambeth.

The main home of the archbishop is the Palais of Lambeth which is located in Lambeth (London district). It has also its apartments in Old Palace of Canterbury, located beside the Cathédrale of Canterbury where its cathèdre is located.

As a bishop of one of the " five large évéchés" (with the Archbishop of York, the bishop of London, the bishop of Durham and the bishop of Winchester), the archbishop of Canterbury east ex officio one of the spiritual Lords of the House of Lords. It is one of the men of high-row of all England, located just in lower part of the royal family.

Since Henry VIII broke with the Catholic church, the archbishops of Canterbury were chosen by the English monarchs (then British). Today, this choice is made in the name of the sovereign by the Prime Minister who chooses it among a list of two names themselves selected by an ad hoc committee called the Commission of nominations of the Crown (" Crown Commission" Nominations;). The archbishop current, Very the Reverend and Very Honourable Dr. Douglas Rowan Williams, 104e Lord-Archbishop of Canterbury and Primat of all England were established with the Cathedral of Canterbury the February 27th 2003. It was, before its nomination, Archevêque of Wales and bishop of Monmouth.

Subsidiary roles

In addition to his religious roles, the archbishop holds of other positions ex officio . Among which:

Visitor of the University of Kent (of which the principal campus is located at Canterbury)
spiritual Lord of the House of Lords

Origins

Testimonys suggest that there were three archbishop's palaces during the Roman domination: London, York and Caerlon, an ancient city of the South of Wales. However, during the 5th century and 6th century, the country was directed by the Anglo-Saxon , pagan. Kingdoms that they installed there, it is that of the Kent which had the links most reinforced with the culture and the European trade.

The first archbishop of Canterbury was Saint Augustin which arrived in Kent in 597, sent by the Pape Gregoire Ier for a mission in England. He was accepted by the king Ethelbert, during his conversion to Christianity towards 598. Since then, the archbishops of Canterbury are appointed like the occupants of the armchair of St Augustin.

Before the rupture with the papal authority at the 16th century, the Church of England forming integral part of the Church of continental Western Europe. Since the rupture, the Church of England, an established national church, is always regarded as a share of the tradition of the Western Catholic church at the same time as l'" Church mère" communion Anglican, even if it does not have any more a relationship with the Saint Sits.

Province and Diocese

The archbishop of Canterbury exerts a metropolitan jurisdiction on the Province of Canterbury which includes/understands 30 of the 44 dioceses of the Church of England (the fourteen remainders, in the North of England, belong to the province of York). Formerly, the four dioceses of Wales also fell under the jurisdiction from the Province from Canterbury. But, in 1920, the Welsh dioceses were transferred under the authority from the Église from Wales.

The archbishop of Canterbury has a provincial and ceremonial curia made up of the bishops of high-row of his province. The bishop of London, the monk of the Church moreover high-row except for the two archbishops, is used as a senior of the Province as Canterbury, the bishop of Winchester as chancellor, the bishop of Lincoln as Vice-Chancelier and the bishop of Rochester like carrier of the cross.

With the primatie of the archbishop of Canterbury on that of York, one owes with the first a priority in terms of honor compared to the other archbishops of the Communion Anglicans. He is recognized like primus inter pares , first among the equal ones. However, the archbishop of Canterbury does not exert any authority direct on the provinces apart from England.

The archbishop has, today, four bishops " suffragants" i.e., of the bishops subordinates to a metropolitan bishop.

the bishop of Dover, to which one gives the subsidiary title of bishop in Canterbury and the capacity to act almost as the bishop diocesan of the diocese of Canterbury since the archbishop is generally occupied by his national duties and international.
the bishop of Maidstone which is a second assistant of the diocese
the bishop of Ebbsfleet which is a " provincial episcopal visitor" for all the province of Canterbury from which the goal is rather to visit the parishes of the province which have evil to accept the services of their local bishop who took part in the ordination of women.
the bishop of Richborough which has the same role as that of Ebbsfleet.

Style and privileges

The archbishops of Canterbury and York are both called The Most Reverend (literally More the Reverend). The archbishops with the retirement are called The Right Reverend (Very the Reverend). The archbishops form part, by convention, of the private Conseil of the United Kingdom, and can thus be called with life The Right Honourable (the very honourable) (unless they are not later erased the Council). In the formal documents, one refers to the Archbishop of Canterbury as being The Most Reverend Father in God, family name, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop off Canterbury, Primate off All England and Metropolitan . (literally More the Reverend Père as a God, family name, by Divine Providence Lord-Archbishop of Canterbury, Primacy of all England and subway). At the time of the debates of the House of Lords, one refers to it like The Most Reverend Primate, the Archbishop off Canterbury (More the Reverend Primat, Archevêque of Canterbury). The Right Honourable (the very honourable one) is used in no authority. One can also refer to it like Your Grace (Your Grace) or more and more nowadays simply Père, Archevêque or Dr. Williams.

The family name of the archbishop of Canterbury is not used in the formal documents where only the first names are mentioned. Legally, the archbishop is authorized to sign name of " Cantuar" (the Latin word for Canterbury). It shares the right to use only its title like signature with the archbishop of York, the other bishops and the Pars of the Kingdom.

In the Order of precedence of the United Kingdom, the archbishop of Canterbury is placed at the top of all the subjects of the kingdom except for the sovereign and the family members royal. Just after him the Lord Chancelier then the archbishop of York is located.

The official residence of the archbishop of Canterbury is the Lambeth Palate. Until the 19th century, the archbishops also resided at the Croydon Palace and the Addington Palace. It there also ruins of a palate with Otford.

See too

List of the archbishops of Canterbury
: Category: Archbishop of Canterbury

External bonds

official Web site

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Simple: Archbishop off Canterbury

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