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Justin Welby’s replacement will be the 106th appointment to the role – which is the most senior bishop of the Church of England.

The church’s reputation has taken a hit in recent months, new polling suggests

The Anglican Church leadership in South Africa has admitted to failing to disclose sexual abuse allegations against its former member John Smyth, who mistreated children in the 1970s and 1980s in the U.K. and Zimbabwe before fleeing to South Africa, where he died in 2018

It comes in the same months as Justin Welby formally quit as Archbishop of Canterbury

The general synod will meet in February following the fall-out from a child abuse inquiry that led to the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Proposals for a new approach involving independent bodies have been published ahead of a Synod vote in February.

The Church of England’s Commons representative also said ‘those responsible must be held to account’.

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.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s tenure in office ends Monday, after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it

Dr Welby will spend his last day at Lambeth Palace before laying down his ceremonial long staff – officially ending his ministry

The Church of England saw a tumultuous end to 2024.