Press Releases

Latest news about the Archbishop of Canterbury

• 12 March 2010
  Archbishop receives Russian Order of Friendship
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, was yesterday presented with the Russian Order of Friendship, for his "outstanding contribution to the cooperation and friendly relations between Russia and the UK".
• 05 March 2010
  Archbishop's visit to Lincoln
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, embarked on a four day pastoral visit to the Diocese of Lincoln from 5-8 March 2010, to lead the celebrations of the life of Bishop Edward King, who died on 8th March 1910.
• 03 March 2010
  Archbishop visits Diocese of Guildford
  During a visit to the Diocese of Guildford yesterday, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, delivered an address in Guildford Cathedral in which he examined the role of Christ in a pluralist society. The Archbishop also took part in a public conversation with Professor Jim Al-Khalili at the University of Surrey, during which they discussed a range of contemporary issues, including science and religion.
• 24 February 2010
  Archbishop in West Bank and Gaza
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, accompanied by the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem Dr Suheil Dawani and the Bishop of Clogher and chairman of the Anglican Inter Faith Concerns (NIFCON) of the Anglican Communion, Rt Reverend Michael Jackson, visited the West Bank to meet representatives of the local Christian community, the Palestinian Authority, local civic authorities and to visit Church run institutions in the health sector.
• 23 February 2010
  Archbishop in Jerusalem
  On 22 February, the third day of his visit to the Holy Land, the Archbishop of Canterbury was received in a series of meetings by the three most senior heads of churches in Jerusalem: His Beatitude Theophilus III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and members of the Holy Synod, His Beatitude Torkom II, Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, and His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
• 22 February 2010
  Archbishop in Jordan
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and the Bishop in Jerusalem, the Rt Reverend Suheil Dawani, were received by His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan at the culmination of the Archbishop's two day visit to the Kingdom 19-21 February.
• 19 February 2010
  Archbishop's visit to the Holy Land
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will embark on a four day visit to Jordan, Israel and Palestine from 19th to 23rd February 2010.
• 17 February 2010
  Archbishop receives inter faith award
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, yesterday received the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths 'Building Bridges Award'. The award was made in recognition of the Archbishop's 'commitment to addressing contemporary cultural and inter faith issues'.
• 09 February 2010
  Archbishop's Presidential Address
  In a wide-ranging address to the General Synod in London, the Archbishop of Canterbury discusses the nature of human freedom and the value of listening and learning from one another, in both national and international debates, as well as those occurring during Synod this week.
• 05 February 2010
  Archbishops' Appeal for Zimbabwe, Photography Exhibition at Southwark Cathedral
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, today launched an exhibition of photographs to showcase the work of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe, at Southwark Cathedral.
• 01 February 2010
  Archbishop's statement on Bishop Mouneer's resignation from SCAC
  
• 29 January 2010
  Archbishop at World Economic Forum in Davos
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will lead the Closing Session of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010 in Davos, Switzerland, with a discussion on "Being Responsible for the Future".
• 27 January 2010
  Archbishop of Canterbury meets UN Secretary General
  The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams spent 45 minutes with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon yesterday evening in New York following a day of consultations with heads and senior staff from a range of UN agencies and UN Ambassadors.
• 27 January 2010
  Archbishop's Holocaust Memorial Day Statement 2010: The Legacy of Hope
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has issued a statement to mark National Holocaust Memorial Day, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
• 14 January 2010
  Archbishop's message of support for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti
  The Archbishop of Canterbury has given a message of support to the people of Haiti affected by the devastation caused by Tuesday's earthquake.
• 01 January 2010
  The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message
  In his BBC New Year Message the Archbishop of Canterbury sets out that in this global society we now inhabit "risk and suffering are everybody's problem, the needs of our neighbours are the needs of the whole human family."
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