Nor can one forget Pope John's unprecedented meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury.

A notable example of this was the discussion of Christian unity by the Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool, Dr. Heenan, and the Anglican Archbishop of York, Dr. Ramsey, recently appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.

Of course, the crowning event that has dramatically upset the traditional pattern of English religious history was the friendly visit paid by Dr. Fisher, then Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, to the Vatican last December.

The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches ( and a few other episcopal churches ) in full communion with the Church of England ( which is regarded as the mother church of the worldwide communion ) and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, religious head of the Church of England, has no formal authority outside that jurisdiction, but is recognised as symbolic head of the worldwide communion.

There is an Anglican Communion Office in London, under the aegis of the Archbishop of Canterbury, but it only serves a supporting and organisational role.

The first major expression of this were the Lambeth Conferences of the communion's bishops, first convened by Archbishop of Canterbury Charles Longley in 1867.

The Chair of St Augustine ( the episcopal throne in Canterbury Cathedral, Kent ), seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury in his role as head of the Anglican Communion

# The Archbishop of Canterbury ( ab origine ) functions as the spiritual head of the Communion.

It is held roughly every ten years and invitation is by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The body has a permanent secretariat, the Anglican Communion Office, of which the Archbishop of Canterbury is president.

Since membership is based on a province's communion with Canterbury, expulsion would require the Archbishop of Canterbury's refusal to be in communion with the affected jurisdiction ( s ).

In addition, there are six extraprovincial churches, five of which are under the metropolitical authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

* The Anglican Church of Bermuda ( extraprovincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury )

* The Parish of the Falkland Islands ( extraprovincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury )

* The Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church ( extraprovincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury )

* The Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church ( extraprovincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury )

* The Church of Ceylon ( extraprovincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury )

* 1504 – Matthew Parker, English Archbishop of Canterbury ( d. 1575 )

Additionally, at the enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury, there is a threefold enthronement, once in the throne the chancel as the diocesan bishop of Canterbury, once in the Chair of St. Augustine as the Primate of All England, and then once in the chapter-house as Titular Abbot of Canterbury.

The Archbishop of Canterbury's role is strictly symbolic and unifying and the Communion's three international bodies are consultative and collaborative, their resolutions having no legal effect on the autonomous provinces of the Communion.

# The Primates ' Meeting ( first met in 1979 ) is the most recent manifestation of international consultation and deliberation, having been first convened by Archbishop Donald Coggan as a forum for " leisurely thought, prayer and deep consultation ".

The first assembly of the estates-general convened at Lamego ( wherein he would have been given the crown from the Archbishop of Braga, to confirm his independence ) is a 17th century embellishment of Portuguese history.

Along with his colleague the Archbishop of York he chairs the General Synod and sits or chairs many of the church's important boards and committees ; power in the church is not highly centralised, however, so the two archbishops can often lead only through persuasion.

As holder of one of the " five great sees " ( the others being York, London, Durham and Winchester ), the Archbishop of Canterbury is ex officio one of the Lords Spiritual of the House of Lords.

The current archbishop, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Rowan Douglas Williams, is the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury.

He does not, however, exercise any direct authority in the provinces outside England, except in certain minor roles dictated by Canon in those provinces ( for example, he is the judge in the event of an ecclesiastical prosecution against the Archbishop of Wales ).

In formal documents, the Archbishop of Canterbury is referred to as " The Most Reverend Father in God, Forenames, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan ".

In debates in the House of Lords, the archbishop is referred to as " The Most Reverend Primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury ".

The Archbishop of Canterbury's official London residence is Lambeth Palace, photographed looking east across the River Thames.

The surname of the Archbishop of Canterbury is not always used in formal documents ; often only the first name and see are mentioned.

In the English order of precedence, the Archbishop of Canterbury is ranked above all individuals in the realm, with the exception of the Sovereign and members of the Royal Family.

Immediately below him is the Lord Chancellor and then the Archbishop of York.

The Archbishop of Canterbury's official residence in London is Lambeth Palace.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has a ceremonial provincial curia, or court, consisting of some of the senior bishops of his province.

The Church of England's three senior bishops — the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of London are made Privy Counsellors on their appointment.

The senior archbishop of the Anglican Communion is the Archbishop of Canterbury, who acts as leader of the Church of England and ' first among equals ' of the primates of all Anglican churches.

* Archbishop of Dublin ( Roman Catholic ) – the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.

* Archbishop of Dublin ( Church of Ireland ) – the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Church of Ireland Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.

Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi ( Born at Castiglione di Sicilia-Provincia di Catania, Sicily on 14 January 1914 – Died at his native town on 3 July 2003 ) of the Roman Catholic Church was a senior papal diplomat and former Personal Secretary to Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini ( later Pope Paul VI ).

Since 1353 the Archbishop of Armagh has been titled Primate of All Ireland and the Archbishop of Dublin Primate of Ireland, signifying that they are the senior churchmen in the island of Ireland, the Primate of All Ireland being the more senior.

* Archbishop of York, a senior post in the Church of England

The office of Prelate was held by the Archbishop of Armagh, the most senior clergyman in the Church of Ireland.

The ceremony is performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior cleric of the Church of England.

Hence, in almost all cases where the Archbishop of Canterbury has failed to participate, his place has been taken by a senior cleric: the Archbishop of York is second in precedence, the Bishop of London third, the Bishop of Durham fourth, and the Bishop of Winchester fifth.

He entered his first race as a senior at Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School in Miami, but was asked to quit by his father.

In 1988, the College opened doors to the 3-year BAH to students from five local Catholic schools, beginning with O ’ Dea and Kennedy catholic and later adding Eastside Catholic, Forest Ridge and Archbishop Murphy, who completed university classes during their senior year of high school.

The current Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Sanctae Mariae supra Minervam has been Cormac Murphy-O ' Connor since 2001, when he was Archbishop of Westminster, the senior position in the English Catholic church, from which he has since retired.

Count Mosca's plan has Fabrice go to seminary school in Naples, with the idea that when he graduates he will come to Parma and be installed as a senior figure in the religious hierarchy, soon to be the Archbishop, as the current office holder is old.

Irenaios was elected patriarch on 13 August 2001 in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and enthroned on 15 September 2001 as " Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, Syria, beyond the Jordan River, Cana of Galilee and Holy Zion " in the presence of senior church and secular dignitaries, including Archbishop Christodoulos of the Church of Greece and Metropolitan Nicholas of the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church.

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior bishop of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion, outranking the other English archbishop, the Archbishop of York.

Many distinguished peers and churchmen joined, but the organization was criticized in a letter to The Times by senior religious figures including William Temple ( Archbishop of York ) and Donald Soper.