Final Meeting to Choose the Next Archbishop of Canterbury Begins
September 26, 2012 6 Comments
Three day meeting will nominate a successor to Rowan Williams.
The Crown Nominations Committee starts a three day meeting today to finalize its selection of two names to present to the Primate Minister for appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury.
The location of the 26-28 September 2012 meeting has been kept secret as has its deliberations. Rumors as to the names under consideration have circulated freely over the past few months, with some candidates rising and falling in popularity among punters. The “favorites” at this stage of the process include the Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, the Bishop of London, Dr. Richard Chartres, the Bishop of Durhan, Justin Welby, the Bishop of Coventry, Christopher Cocksworth, and the Bishop of Norwich, Graham James.
In contrast to past deliberations of the Crown Nominations Committee, the discussion over the selection of a successor to Dr. Rowan Williams have not been leaked to the press or have been the subject of informed “off the record” comment from insiders.
Two names will be presented to Prime Minister David Cameron – the recommended choice and an alternate. Unlike past archiepiscopal appointments, the Prime Minister is not expected to exercise a choice over the names and is likely to submit the recommended name to the Queen for approval…
More here including the names of all those serving on the Committee.
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One cannot but wonder if this will mean anything “spiritually” Christian, for the Anglican Communion? Or has the CoE simply become Ichabod? (1 Samuel 4:21) Ouch, I know how dare I ask such a question, but there ya go! But, does anyone care, or even see or feel it? Where indeed is the “glory” of God? Not a social question, but one that deals with the very nature of the Doctrine of God!
No one really cares for civil servants and fake churches.
@ Ioannes. I think you are wrong about this. Of course I deplore the schism which turned that Church IN England into the Church OF just as I delore heresy.
But those now in the CofE are (by a vast majority) not persons who abandoned the Church but who were brought up in separation through no fault of their own. While some are only nominal in their practice (just as happens with some Catholics), others are devout. We are required to treat them as we treat other brothers and sisters in Christ.
The CofE is not “fake – it is “by law established”. It is a reality – and what’s more Catholics built many of the Cathedrals it uses. The CofE choice of Archbishop is therefore of importance. He can be a force for further progress towards unity – a brake on the relativist political agenda which is working against Christianity as a whole.
Yes, the CoE is a Historical Church of God! But, as an “Anglican” Body, and Protestant-”Reformed” (the Anglican Thirty-Nine Articles) it is fast becoming apostate! Save for no doubt certain independent like local Churches, that are somewhat faithful, and seeking the classic Anglican ground. Here I am not talking about TAC, or other Continuing Anglican groups, just the CoE.
Doesn’t matter who’s chosen. The mantra will still be “Same old, same old”.
A “Primate Minister” – now that’s an interesting idea.