Canterbury has been the seat of the spiritual head of the Church of England for nearly five centuries.
The bishop was named as the next head of the Church of England on Friday.
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Last month, the general synod of the Church of England voted narrowly against the move.
Many of them were Episcopalians, the American offshoot of the official Church of England.
As supreme governor of the Church of England, the queen will formally appoint his successor.
The Queen, as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, has been informed, it added.
As well as being the head of state, the British monarch is governor of the Church of England.
The powers of the Church of England have been trimmed and privileges have been granted to other religions.
But making investors or taxpayers wealthier is not the primary motive of the head of the Church of England.
The teachings of the Church of England relate to baptism, forgiveness and worship and all these are in view.
No British government had ever permitted any ritual on its altar except the prescribed devotions of the Church of England.
More than 2, 000 female members of the Church of England have signed a petition opposing the ordination of women bishops.
In November the 420-member general synod of the Church of England voted narrowly against the appointment of women as bishops.
Charles, who will be head of the Church of England if he becomes king, will spend two days in Italy with Camilla.
Though women may not yet rise to high positions in its clergy, Queen Elizabeth is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
That is, Channel 4 presented his message as a reasonable counterpoint to the Christmas greetings of the head of the Church of England.
Certainly, there is a moral compass at work, and it's pointing the minister in a different direction than the leader of the Church of England.
In November, the General Synod of the Church of England is due to finally decide on whether women bishops can be introduced into the church.
The diocese where the Archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Church of England, presides saw the biggest drop in average weekly and Sunday worship figures.
But a spokesman for the BNP said Mr Bessant was "misguided" and claimed the party had active members of the Church of England in its ranks.
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Mr Bartley, a member of the Church of England, has also said churches should offer congregations alternatives to the red poppy, such as the white one.
Ironically, we all owe a debt of gratitude to Rowan Williams, who in his capacity of Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the Church of England.
The monarch is also head of the armed forces, supreme governor of the Church of England, head of state of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth countries.
Last week two Fathers 4 Justice members held a rooftop protest at York Minster and 12 protesters disrupted a service of the Church of England's General Synod.
The Catholic Group in General Synod said "mediation and conciliation are needed so that new legislation can be framed to provide fairly for all members of the Church of England".
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The culture secretary set out the legal position of the Church of England and the Church in Wales in some detail in a blog post in December.
The Rt Rev Justin Welby said there would be tears on his departure from the city, when he becomes the head of the Church of England next March.
In 1535, Sir Thomas More, former Lord Chancellor of England, was executed for treason after refusing to recognize Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England.
The University of Winchester is seeking permission from a diocesan advisory panel of the Church of England, which will consult English Heritage before a judge makes a final decision.
"We're like a business with seventeen thousand outlets - there's a lot of work to do, " said Stephen Bowler of the Church of England's Council for the Care of Churches.
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