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Justin Welby

1956 - Today

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Justin Portal Welby (born 6 January 1956) is a former Anglican bishop who served as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 2013 to 2025. After an 11-year career in the oil industry, Welby trained for ordination at St John's College, Durham. He served in a number of parish churches before becoming dean of Liverpool in 2007 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. As archbishop, Welby officiated at a number of notable events, including the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the state funeral of Elizabeth II, and the coronation of Charles III and Camilla. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Justin Welby is the 2,537th most popular religious figure (up from 2,548th in 2024), the 3,230th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,312th in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Justin Welby ranks 2,537 out of 3,187. Before him are Theudas, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Sisinnius II of Constantinople, Joseph Höffner, Caterina Volpicelli, and Jaime Sin. After him are Abundius, Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni, Junia Tertia, Giovanni Cagliero, Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi, and Austromoine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Justin Welby ranks 245. Before him are Emmanuel Kundé, Bernd Förster, Cynthia Rhodes, David Card, Roberto Malone, and Vladislav Listyev. After him are Pierre-Louis Lions, Yiannis Kouros, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Mark St. John, Thomas Wassberg, and Takeshi Okada.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Justin Welby ranks 3,231 out of 8,785. Before him are Kate Greenaway (1846), Thomas Telford (1757), David Watson (1946), James Somerville (1882), Richard Dadd (1817), and John Pond (1767). After him are Richard Cobden (1804), Jimmy Bain (1947), Nobby Stiles (1942), James Legge (1815), Ida of Bernicia (450), and Ralph Erskine (1914).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Justin Welby ranks 77. Before him are Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516), Arthur Roche (1950), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Lullus (710), Andrew Bell (1753), and Richard Hooker (1554). After him are Edmund Campion (1540), Æthelthryth (636), George Abbot (1562), Henry Edward Manning (1808), Samson of Dol (490), and Hugh Latimer (1485).

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