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How will the next Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury be chosen?

What are the criteria? And who are the front-runners for the post?

Luke Coppen
Nov 13, 2024
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Justin Welby stood down as Archbishop of Canterbury Tuesday, following intense criticism of his handling of an abuse case.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, pictured at Westminster Cathedral, the mother church of Catholics in England and Wales, on Nov. 13, 2016. © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

His Nov. 12 resignation was a blow not only for the Chur…

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