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==Present and former Archbishops==
 
==Present and former Archbishops==
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The present Archbishop-elect is the Right Reverend [[Justin Welby]]
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The present Archbishop, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable [[Rowan Williams]] (2002- ), is a former academic theologian who had previously served as Archbishop of Wales.  
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His predecessor was the Right Reverend and Right Honourable [[Rowan Williams]] (2002-2012), an academic theologian who had previously served as Archbishop of Wales.  
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Archbishop Williams was preceded by Archbishop [[George Carey]] (1991-2002). Carey rose from working-class origins through the church's ranks, and was seen as being part of the Church of England's [[Evangelism|evangelical]] wing.
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Rowan Williams was preceded by Archbishop [[George Carey]] (1991-2002). Carey rose from working-class origins through the church's ranks, and was seen as being part of the Church of England's [[Evangelism|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 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]].
 
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 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]].
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