The enthronement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury began with a bang, or three bangs to be precise, as Justin Welby hammered on the door of the Cathedral asking to be let in.
A rogue dean hadn't locked the Archbishop out, but the three knocks were a symbolic act, formally requesting admission to the cathedral.
Justin Welby kisses the 1400-year-old Canterbury Gospels during the service
About Archbishop of Canterbury
- The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Senior Bishop and Principal Leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury
- Justin Welby,the current archbishop is the 105th in a line which goes back more than 1400 years to Augustine of Canterbury, the "Apostle to the English", in the year 597.
- On November 9, 2012 it was officially announced that Welby, then the Bishop of Durham had been appointed to succeed Rowan Williams as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and the enthronement took place in Canterbury Cathedral on March 21,2013.
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