who ruled from Canterbury and held sway over neighboring tribes, Augustine established the authority of the pope and the Roman Church and is considered the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

The archbishop of Canterbury is senior bishop of the Church of England, Primate of All England and spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. St Augustine established what is known as ...

Three years after meeting the pope, Adrian was offered the position of Archbishop of Canterbury ... Adrian immediately succeeded Benedict Biscop as Abbot of St. Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury. He ...

Soon a new Archbishop of Canterbury will be appointed to sit in the 'Chair of St Augustine' (in Latin, the 'Cathedra Augustini'), in Canterbury Cathedral, in Kent. When that occurs it will continue a ...

The first Archbishop of Canterbury was Augustine, who was sent to England by Pope Gregory I with the mission of converting the natives to Roman Christianity. Play The Telegraph’s brilliant range ...

The Canterbury Gospels will be used during the service as the Archbishop takes an oath. Traditionally this book is thought to have been given by Pope Gregory the Great to St Augustine for his mission ...

FILE - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby delivers his speech as Pope Francis presides over the first vespers on the day the Catholic church celebrates the conversion of St. Paul, in the St ...

The search is under way for a new archbishop of Canterbury. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at how the process works: – What is the role and why is it vacant? The archbishop of Canterbury is ...