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Justin Welby intends to complete official duties as archbishop by January 6.

Bishop of Newcastle says fellow bishops have stayed silent because they want to be new archbishop of Canterbury

Stephen Cottrell acknowledged he is ‘the person that people will look to’ in the coming months

Stephen Cottrell acknowledged he is ‘the person that people will look to’ in the coming months.

Exclusive: Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York, says church is in period of reflection after ‘unprecedented crisis’ over abuse cover-up

Campaigner warns of ‘many other abusers’ within Church of England after damning reporting into John Smyth

Anglican leaders faced pressure Wednesday to speed up reforms following Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's resignation over a damning report concluding the Church of England covered up a serial abuse case.

Welby is accused of not taking sufficient action to stop one of the Church of England’s most prolific serial abusers.

Julie Conalty, bishop of Birkenhead, welcomes resignation of Justin Welby but says institutional changes needed

Some will think a woman should lead the C of E and age limitation will rule out a number of bishops

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation means a new leader of the Church of England must be found. From the steady hand to those more outspoken on matters of gender, sexuality and climate, here are the names the prime minister could take to the king