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| − | [[Conservapedia will be destroyed by vandalism.]] | + | The '''Lambeth Conference''' is convened by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], the most senior archbishop in the Anglican church, every ten years. He invites over 800 archbishops and bishops of all ranks from the worldwide [[Anglican Communion]] to meet for worship, study and conversation. It is called the Lambeth Conference because the Archbishop of Canterbury's palace is at Lambeth, in [[London, England]]. |
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| | + | Bishops from other churches held to be 'in communion' with the Anglican church, including bishops from the [[Episcopal Church]] in the United States and a number of guests from other faiths, are also invites. |
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| | + | The wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury invites the spouses of the invitees to an independent gathering, the Spouses Conference, held in parallel with the Lambeth Conference. |
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| | + | The current Archbishop of Canterbury is Archbishop Rowan Williams. |
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| | + | The last Lambeth conference was held in July 2008. <ref>http://www.lambethconference.org/</ref> |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | + | <references/> |
| | + | [[category:Christianity]] |