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Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List

Posted by karenl on December 23, 2023, 12:48 am

As reported by Rebecca English. No official confirmation.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12895071/King-Charles-knight-Archbishop.html

Re: Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List

Posted by Hollie24 on December 23, 2023, 6:28 am, in reply to "Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List"

If true, it gives strength to my belief that Welby acted as an intermediary between the Sussexes and HM, Charles, and William--mostly for the late Queen and Charles.

Re: Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List

Posted by Susan T on December 23, 2023, 7:22 am, in reply to "Re: Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List"

No, I think he received it because he led the Coronation ceremony. The only other A of C to receive it was Geoffrey Fisher, who performed the same function for Charles's mother.

I wonder if Welby is going to announce his retirement. The last A of C to die in office was Frederick Temple, back in 1902. Since then, upon retirement, they receive peerages (the first two were hereditary, but neither recipient had male issue. Starting with Fisher, it's been life peerages).

Re: Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List

Posted by Hollie24 on December 23, 2023, 9:44 am, in reply to "Re: Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List"

You're right. Darn, I wanted to prove my belief!

Welby may be thinking about retiring. He's had a lot to deal with during his tenure and may want a rest. That means Sunak picking a new A of C, and I suspect the new one may be considerably more conservative than Welby. I don't know how Charles would feel about that.

Re: Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List

Posted by Susan T on December 23, 2023, 10:21 am, in reply to "Re: Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List"

I recall reading that he had planned to retire but changed his mind, possibly because he knew the Queen's health was poor and he wanted to be the one to crown Charles.

Sunak only gets to choose between the two names submitted by the Crown Nominations Committee.

Wasn't there a bit of an outcry regarding Tony Blair selecting the Archbishop of Canterbury back in 2002 because he was married to a Catholic and was believed to have Catholic leanings?

I would imagine that Rishi Sunak, not being Anglican, would be encouraged to defer to the advice of the Deputy PM. Or Welby will decide to stay on until there's an Anglican PM.

Link: Wikipedia

Re: Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List

Posted by Hollie24 on December 23, 2023, 12:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Archbishop Of Canterbury On The New Year Honor List"

I remember a fuss and bother about Blair picking the A of C. I know he was called a derogatory term for a Roman Catholic then.

I imagine Sunak will follow the advice of his deputy PM as well as a few others. I can predict there will be an outcry over a Hindi picking the leader of the C of E, at least by the conservative arm of the Anglican Church. Welby may choose to stay on to avoid that.

I'd hoped that Charles would encourage the separation of the C of E from the government and politics, but it looks like he's not going to touch it.

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