Archbishop of Canterbury
AD 597-
Series: Michael Ramsey (1961-1974), Donald Coggan (1975-1980), Robert Runcie (1980-1991), George Carey (1991-2002), Rowan Williams (2002-2012), Justin Welby (2013-)
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury.
Website: archbishopofcanterbury.org
NOTE: The following list includes all documents in our Archbishop of Canterbury fonds, sorted by category and date.
Declarations
- Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and Dr. Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury
Michael Ramsey & Paul VI ~ Rome, 24 Mar. 1966
- Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and Dr. Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury
Paul VI & Donald Coggan ~ Rome, 29 Apr. 1977
- Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Dr. Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II & Robert Runcie ~ Canterbury, 29 May 1982
- Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Dr. Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II & Robert Runcie ~ Rome, 2 Oct. 1989
- Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Dr. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II & George Carey ~ Rome, 5 Dec. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 379
- Common Declaration of Pope Benedict XVI and Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
Rowan Williams & Benedict XVI ~ Rome, 23 Nov. 2006
- Common Declaration of Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby
Francis & Justin Welby ~ Rome, 5 Oct. 2016
Letters, addresses, & greetings
- Address of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Pope Paul VI
Michael Ramsey ~ Rome, 22 Mar. 1966
- Letter of Archbishop Donald Coggan to Pope Paul VI
Donald Coggan ~ 9 July 1975 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 1
- Letter to Cardinal Willebrands
Donald Coggan ~ 9 Feb. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - pp. 19-20
- Address of the Archbishop of Canterbury at St. Paul’s Within the Walls Episcopal Church
Donald Coggan ~ Rome, 28 Apr. 1977
- Sermon in Westminster Cathedral
Donald Coggan ~ 25 Jan. 1978 ~ ARCIC SF/19C
- Archbishop of Canterbury’s reply to Pope John Paul II’s letter on ordination to the priesthood
Robert Runcie ~ 22 Nov. 1985 ~ ARCIC-II 47-2
- Archbishop of Canterbury’s letter to Cardinal Willebrands on ordination to the priesthood
Robert Runcie ~ 22 Nov. 1985 ~ ARCIC-II 47-3
- Letters exchanged between Pope John Paul II and Archbishop Robert Runcie
John Paul II & Robert Runcie ~ Edinburgh, 8 Dec. 1988 ~ ARCIC-II 88
- Archbishop of Canterbury’s Sermon at Ecumenical Vespers
George Carey ~ Mississauga, Canada, 17 May 2000
- Address of Archbishop George Carey to Pope John Paul II
George Carey ~ Rome, 21 June 2002
- Address to Pope Benedict and a Meeting of Anglican and Roman Catholic Diocesan Bishops of England, Scotland and Wales
Rowan Williams ~ Lambeth, 17 Sept. 2010
- Address of Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury to Pope Francis
Justin Welby ~ Rome, 14 June 2013
- Address of Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury to Pope Francis
Justin Welby ~ Rome, 16 June 2014
- Homily of Archbishop Justin Welby at San Gregorio al Celio
Justin Welby ~ Rome, 5 Oct. 2016
- Pope Francis unlocks hardened hearts. YouTube video
Justin Welby ~ 12 Mar. 2023
Communiqués & Press Releases
Working correspondence
Resources
Miscellaneous documents
