Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York , Primate of England , is the Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of York and the junior of the two Archbishops of the Church of England after the Archbishop of Canterbury .
Its cathedral is York Minster in the center of York , its official residence the palace in Bishopthorpe .
The ecclesiastical province of York includes the 12 dioceses north of the Midlands as well as the Diocese of Southwell in Nottinghamshire and the Diocese of Sodor and Man (i.e. the Isle of Man ). The archbishop is a member of the House of Lords or the House of Lords .
York has had a bishop since the earliest Christian times. In particular, they took part in the Council of Arles (314) and the First Council of Nicaea . Later the Christian communities were wiped out by the pagan Anglo-Saxons . An important church leader from York only came back with the consecration of St. Wilfrid in 664. His successors acted as diocesan prelates until the time of Egbert of York , who held the pallium , the appointment as archbishop , by Pope Gregory III. 735 and subsequently established the rights of a metropolitan in the north. The bishoprics of Canterbury and York fought long for supremacy, often associated with scandalous scenes of disagreement. For example, in the 11th century, there was an agreement that lasted until 1118 that the Archbishop of York should be ordained in Canterbury Cathedral and swear allegiance to the Archbishop of Canterbury. In the middle of the 14th century, Pope Innocent VI confirmed . an arrangement that the Archbishop of Canterbury should take precedence in the title of Primate of All England , the Archbishop of York should be content with the title of Primate of England .
Some of the Archbishops of York were Lord Chancellor (Lord Chancellor) and thus played an important role in English politics. Peter Heylyn (1600–1662) wrote:
"This diocese won eight saints for the Church, three cardinals for the Church of Rome, twelve Lord Chancellors and two Lord Treasurers for the English Empire, and two Lord Presidents for the north of England."
Walter de Gray acquired York Place in London , which became Whitehall Palace after the overthrow of Thomas Wolsey .
John Sentamu (* 1949) has been Archbishop of York since 2005 .
The Archbishop is Chancellor of York St John University .