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Helen ROWE, Joe JACKSON

Archbishop Of Canterbury Justin Welby Faces Final Day In Role

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, the Church's 2nd most senior cleric, takes charge temporarily (Credit: AFP)

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will officially step down on Monday as leader of the world's Anglicans, nearly two months after resigning over failures in the Church of England's handling of a serial abuse case.

Welby, 69, will be replaced on a temporary basis by outgoing Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, currently the second most senior cleric in the mother church of Anglicanism.

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