Archbishop of Canterbury ~ IARCCUM.org

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-)

Persistent link

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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

Commentaries

Archbishop Justin reflects on the Primates’ meeting in Canterbury
Justin Welby ~ Canterbury, 21 Jan. 2016

Communiqués & Press Releases

Archbishop of Canterbury’s statement at the final press conference of the Primates’ Meeting 2003
Rowan Williams ~ Lambeth, 16 Oct. 2003
Joint Communiqué between Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury
Benedict XVI & Rowan Williams ~ Lambeth, 17 Sept. 2010
Joint Communiqué between Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury
Francis & Justin Welby ~ 13 Nov. 2019

Working correspondence

Draft of a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury to Cardinal Willebrands
Donald Coggan ~ 3 Feb. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 17
Brief letter to Bishop John Howe
Donald Coggan ~ 5 Feb. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 18
Letter to Mgr. Moeller
Donald Coggan ~ 5 Oct. 1976 ~ CFR-RC-52 - p. 32

Resources

Commissioning of the IARCCUM bishops at San Gregorio al Celio
Francis & Justin Welby ~ Canterbury & Rome, 5 Oct. 2016
Commissioning of the IARCCUM Bishops at St Paul Outside the Walls
Francis & Justin Welby ~ Rome & Canterbury, 25 Jan. 2024

Miscellaneous documents

Comments on ‘Dominus Iesus’
George Carey ~ 5 Sept. 2000