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In the [[Anglican Church]], the Archbishop of Canterbury is the Primate of [[England]] and Leader of the World Anglican Communion.
In the [[Anglican Church]], the Archbishop of Canterbury is the Primate of [[England]] and Leader of the World Anglican Communion. The current Archbishop of Canterbury is Dr [[Rowan Williams]] (2002-), who is seen as a theological liberal.
==Peerage==
==Peerage==
The Archbishop is a [[Lord Spiritual]] in the [[House of Lords]] as long as he holds his position.
The Archbishop is a [[Lord Spiritual]] in the [[House of Lords]] as long as he holds his position.
==Present and former Archbishops==
The present Archbishop is Dr Rowan Williams (2002-), a former academic theologian who had previously served as Archbishop of Wales. He is seen as being a theological liberal.
Archbishop Williams was preceded by the Rt. Rev. [[George Carey]] (1991-2002). Carey rose through the church from working-class origins, and was seen as being on the Church of England's [[Evangelical]] wing.
Carey was preceded by Archbishop [[Robert Runcie]] (1980-1991). Runcie was seen as a fully-paid-up member of the British Establishment, whose contacts and knowledge of protocol were markedly superior to those of the more naive, working-class Archbishop Carey. His natural home was the [[High Church]] wing of the Church of England, whose beliefs and practices have some affinities with [[Roman Catholicism]].