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The '''Archbishop of Canterbury''' is the [[primate]] of the Church of England and the spiritual head of the [[Anglican Communion]]. His see is at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England and his residence is Lambeth Palace in London. The current Archbishop of Canterbury is the Right Honorable and Most Reverend Rowan Williams, 104th successor to the Chair of St. [[Augustine of Canterbury]].
==The current archbishop==
The current Archbishop of Canterbury is the Right Honorable and Most Reverend Justin Welby, 105th holder of the Chair of St. [[Augustine of Canterbury]]. ==The previous archbishop==Rowan Douglas Williams was born in Wales on [[June 14]], 1950. He studied theology at Christ's College of Cambridge University where he doctoral work on the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]] Church and particularly the thought of [[Vladimir Lossky]]. For some years he was a professor of theology at Oxford University. In 1992 he was elevated to Anglican Bishop of Monmouth, and then in 2000 he was made Anglican Archbishop of Wales. In 2002 he was elevated to the throne of St. [[Augustine Archbishop of Canterbury|Augustine]], which See he retired from in 2012.
A prolific writer, Dr. Williams has published books in theology, spirituality, Christian history and poetry. Of particular interest to Orthodox Christians might be two books of meditations on [[iconography|icons]], entitled ''The Dwelling of the Light: Praying With Icons of Christ'' (ISBN 0802827780) and ''Ponder These Things: Praying With Icons of the Virgin'' (ISBN 1580511244). He is also the editor of the book ''Sergii Bulgakov: Towards a Russian Political Theology'' (ISBN 056708650X).