“extremely, joyfully celebratory of these new resources”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
Figure timeline
Justin Welby
Justin Portal Welby is a retired Anglican bishop who served as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 2013 to 2025.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
business · Archbishop of Canterbury from 2013 to 2025 · politician · Anglican priest · businessperson · merchant · Christian minister · archbishop · Anglican theologian · bishop · also Justin Welby, Justin Portal Welby, Rt. Rev. Justin Portal Welby, Welby
Born 6 January 1956 · Q26419
65 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
5 photos · 1 audio
Listen
Justin Welby -Today - 26 July 2013
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Quote
- Quote
2026· 5 entries
“There is no question that a country with a large Jewish community will be a better country. It will flourish in almost any area you care to name”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
“s friends and that survivors must come first, not the church”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
“at the time, it felt horrible. Now it feels hugely valuable. God doesn”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
The Daily Telegraph: Justin Welby rebrands himself as ‘reconciliation’ expert after scandal
- #news
- #headline
2024· 10 entries
Yahoo: Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury over child abuse scandal
- #news
- #headline
- #transfer
Newsday: Church of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
- #news
- #headline
- #transfer
Yahoo: ‘Justin Welby is a destructive Left-wing liability’
- #news
- #headline
CNBC: Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury over abuse scandal
- #news
- #headline
- #transfer
BBC: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over Church abuse scandal
- #news
- #headline
- #transfer
Northcountrypublicradio.org: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sex abuse scandal
- #news
- #headline
- #transfer
Welby said "more questions should have been asked" after the Horizon scandal emerged, and "we will need to reflect on it"
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Welby released a personal statement revealing that, through his biological father, Anthony Montague Browne, he was the great-great-great-grandson of Sir James Fergusson, 4th baronet (1765–1838), who owned slaves on his p
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Noted that Smyth's abuse was not merely physical and psychological, but sometimes sexual in nature, and concluded that the Church of England had covered up the allegations against Smyth for three decades
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
“more questions should have been asked”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
2023· 3 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (2023).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Welby announced that he supports a proposal by the House of Bishops that maintains that marriage is between one man and a woman but which would also authorise "prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God's blessing f
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Welby said that it had been "a privilege to be her son"
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2021· 2 entries
That the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom had exacerbated existing inequalities, and called for the building of "a new Beveridge"
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Welby, Pope Francis, and Bartholomew I, current Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, made a joint declaration to address together the urgency of environmental sustainability
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2019· 1 entry
“shaped my thinking over the years”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
2018· 2 entries
That social injustice was widespread and entrenched in British society
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
The funeral of Elizabeth II in 2022 and the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in 2023
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2017· 6 entries
“It is clear that a company that has a turnover of several billion and yet pays only a few million in tax, something isn”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
“we should all share concern for the poor and the marginalised, should work to build communities where people act responsibly towards one another, whether we are rich or poor we all have the same dignity. William Beveridge, R. H. Tawney and William Temple played a significant part in establishing the post-war welfare state in the United Kingdom and were committed Christians. We do not have the luxury of saying,”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
To be totally groundless, Welby announced early in 2018 that a 'significant cloud' remained over the late Bishop's name, solely on the basis that an allegation had been made against him and regardless of the fact that th
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Expressed fears that children were vulnerable to exploitation and even death
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
And again in 2021, Welby said that "we should all share concern for the poor and the marginalised, should work to build communities where people act responsibly towards one another, whether we are rich or poor we all hav
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Welby described Smyth as "charming" and "delightful"
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2016· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Paris (2016).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Welby confirmed he had appointed a bishop, Nicholas Chamberlain, (the bishop of Grantham) who is in a same-sex relationship, and that he supports clergy who are in celibate same-sex relationships in line with the church'
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2015· 1 entry
Offered his support for British air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in Syria
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2014· 1 entry
And its approval of blessings for same-sex couples in 2023
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2013· 10 entries
Welby disagreed strongly with Lord (David) Freud, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Welfare Reform at the time, because Welby believed the UK government cuts to benefits had caused or contributed to the surg
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Career landmark: Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (2013).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
Career landmark: Archbishop of Canterbury (2013–2025).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
Welby expressed concern about rises in energy prices in the UK, saying that energy companies had a responsibility towards customers and should take this into account rather than only maximising their own opportunities
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
“My understanding of sexual ethics has been that, regardless of whether it”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
Career landmark: member of the House of Lords (2013–2025).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
And stated that it was "unlikely" Welby was not aware of concerns being reported about Smyth during the time of the alleged offences, as he had claimed
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Further noting that "To abandon the ideal simply because it's difficult to achieve is ridiculous
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
“Even in a recovering economy, Christians, the servants of a vulnerable and poor saviour, need to act to serve and love the poor; they need also to challenge the causes of poverty.”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
“In this country, even as the economy improves, there is weeping in broken families, in people ashamed to seek help from food banks, or frightened by debt. Asylum seekers weep with loneliness and missing [sic] far away families.”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
2012· 1 entry
A victim of Smyth reported the abuse to the Church of England and Welby was informed in 2013
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2011· 3 entries
Career landmark: consecration.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
Career landmark: member of the House of Lords (2011–2013).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
Career landmark: Bishop of Durham (2011–2013).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
2007· 2 entries
Career landmark: dean of Liverpool (2007–2011).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
And bishop of Durham in 2011, serving in the latter role for just over a year before succeeding Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury in February 2013
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2005· 1 entry
Was appointed sub-dean and canon for Reconciliation Ministry
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2002· 1 entry
Welby was appointed a canon residentiary of Coventry Cathedral and the co-director for international ministry at the International Centre for Reconciliation
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: priestly ordination.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1992· 1 entry
Career landmark: diaconal ordination.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1989· 1 entry
And said that he sensed a calling from God to be ordained
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1984· 1 entry
Became treasurer of the oil exploration group Enterprise Oil plc in London, where he was mainly concerned with West African and North Sea oil projects, and spent part of his career in Nigeria
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1983· 1 entry
Their seven-month-old daughter, Johanna, died in a car crash in France
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1978· 3 entries
“I had no contact with them [the camps] at all.”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
Welby left the UK to work in Paris and Welby stated that "I had no contact with them [the camps] at all
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
With a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and law and, according to custom, was later promoted to Master of Arts by seniority
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1975· 1 entry
“a clear sense of something changing, the presence of something that had not been there before in my life”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
1968· 1 entry
And in 1975 married Charles Williams, a business executive and first-class cricket player who was made a life peer in 1985
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1960· 1 entry
Gavin became engaged to the actress Vanessa Redgrave
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1959· 1 entry
When he was three years old, and he was placed in Gavin's custody
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1956· 2 entries
Born 1956-01-06.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth
Justin Portal Welby was born on 6 January 1956 at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith, London, almost nine months after the marriage of his mother Jane Gillian Portal (1929–2023), to Gavin Bramhall James Welby (1910–1977).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #life
- #family-and-early-life