Justin Welby
Justin Portal Welby (born January 6, 1956 in London ) is a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Durham in the Church of England from June 2011 to December 2012 . Since January 2013 he has been the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury to succeed Rowan Williams ; his inauguration took place on March 21, 2013.
Life
Welby was officially born as the son of Gavin Bernard Welby and his wife Jane Gillian Welby, née Portal. Accordingly, on his father's side, Bernard Weiler, a German-Jewish immigrant, was considered his grandfather, although Welby only learned of this as an adult. His mother remarried in 1975, the British manager and life peer Baron Charles Williams .
In April 2016, however, it was revealed that Welby's father was not, as was assumed, Gavin Welby, but Anthony Montague Browne (deceased 2013), Winston Churchill's private secretary . Browne and Jane Portal (married Welby) had a brief relationship before Jane was married. A paternity test, which Welby had carried out after the Daily Telegraph published , showed that there was a 99.9779% probability that he was the son of Browne. Welby and his mother commented on the result with surprise, pointing out that Justin Welby was born exactly nine months after Jane Porter and Gavin Welby were married. Thanks to the results of the examination, Welby now has a half-sister who is three years older than him.
Welby attended Eton College . He studied law and history at Trinity College of Cambridge University . In 1978 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts there ; In 1990, the Master of Arts ( Oxbridge and Dublin) followed there. After completing his bachelor's degree, he worked for ten years as a finance manager in the oil industry , with professional positions in London and Paris . The main focus of his work was oil production projects in West Africa (mainly Nigeria ) and in the North Sea . Most recently, he was Group Treasurer at Enterprise Oil plc , a major UK oil exploration company, where he was responsible for all finance. During this time he was already the lay leader at Holy Trinity Church , in Brompton , London.
He found through an Alpha course at the "Church of the Holy Trinity" in London's Brompton to the Christian faith and then studied from 1989 to 1992 theology at St John's College of Durham University in Durham . In 1992 he was ordained a deacon . In 1993 he was ordained a priest . From 1992 to 1995 he was Vicar ( Curate ) in Nuneaton in the county of Warwickshire , with responsibility also for the communities Chilvers Coton and Astley.
In 1995 he became parish priest ( Rector ) in Southam, a small parish in Warwickshire; In 1996 he also took over responsibility for the parish in Ufton as pastor ( vicar ). He held both offices until 2002. Welby was intensively involved in community work during this time. Through youth work and family visits, he was able to triple the number of active church visitors; Weddings and baptisms increased again in the parishes. In addition to traditional forms, which he kept, he also introduced modern elements into the liturgy .
He was appointed in 2002 Residenzkanoniker ( residentiary Canon ) at Coventry Cathedral in Coventry appointed. From 2002 to 2005 he was also “Co-Director for International Ministry” at the International Center for Reconciliation . In 2005 he became Deputy Head ( Sub Dean ) of the Cathedral Chapter of Coventry Cathedral; at the same time he was in his last year in Coventry also responsible pastor ( Priest-In-Charge ) at the Holy Trinity Church , the largest inner-city congregation Coventry. His work in Coventry focused on community work in neighborhoods with socially disadvantaged areas, working with socially disadvantaged families and promoting collaboration between different religious and ethnic groups.
In December 2007 he became Dean of Liverpool ; on December 8, 2007 he was inducted into office at Liverpool Cathedral . During his tenure in Liverpool he introduced modern forms of the liturgy, strengthened cooperation between clergy and lay people and intensified cooperation with other denominations. In June 2011, his appointment as Bishop of Durham to succeed Nicholas Thomas Wright was officially announced. In September 2011, the Cathedral Chapter of York Minster confirmed his election as Bishop of Durham. He celebrated his last service in Liverpool on October 2, 2011. On October 28, 2011 Welby was officially ordained a bishop in York Cathedral. He was inducted into office on November 26, 2011 with a solemn service in Durham Cathedral .
On November 9, 2012, Welby was named as the successor to Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury. The office of Prime Minister announced the decision of Elizabeth II , which she had made as Fidei defensor (Head of the Church of England).
Welby has authored several books , academic articles , magazine articles in English and French on the topics of international financial policy, ethics and management and (in the theological context) on the idea of reconciliation and reconciliation with God and the Church.
Like his predecessor Rowan Williams, Welby advocated the introduction of women's ordination in the episcopate in July 2014 . He belongs to the evangelical wing of the Church of England.
In addition to his ecclesiastical offices, he exercised a number of other offices and functions. At Southam College he was Parent Governor from 1996 to 2002 and Chair of Governors from 1998 to 2002 . He also held various positions with the South Warwickshire General Hospitals National Health Service Trust; there he was Non-Executive Director (1998-2000) and Chairman ( Chair ) Between 2000 and of 2002.
Membership in the House of Lords
Welby has been a member of the House of Lords as Spiritual Lord since 2011 . As Bishop of Durham , Welby belonged to the Lords Spiritual, who, according to the constitution, automatically hold a seat in the House of Lords. He also succeeded Nicholas Thomas Wright in the House of Lords. Its official introduction to the House of Lords took place on January 12, 2012. On his inauguration and taking the oath, he was accompanied by John Sentamu , Archbishop of York , and Richard Chartres , Bishop of London. He has been a permanent member of the House of Lords since 2013 in his capacity as Archbishop of Canterbury. On February 26, 2013, he was reintroduced to the House of Lords in an official ceremony.
On the website of the Church of England, Welby lists financial and economic policy , the promotion of peace processes, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and European policy as topics of political interest . The House of Lords official website lists France , Burundi , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Israel , Kenya , Nigeria and Palestine as countries of particular interest .
Private
Welby is married to Caroline Eaton. The marriage resulted in a total of six children; one child died in an accident as a child.
Web links
- Church of England Official Biography ( June 12, 2012 memento on Internet Archive )
- Justin Welby: (House of Lords) ( Memento from March 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Justin Portal Welby on thepeerage.com , accessed August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Miriam Shaviv: His Jewish heritage was a secret so deep even he was not party to it The first 'Jewish' archbishop of Canterbury heads to Israel in: Times Of Israel , June 18, 2013.
- ↑ Justin Welby: DNA test reveals my secret father was Sir Winston Churchill's private secretary in: The Daily Telegraph , April 8, 2016, accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ Justin Welby discovers biological father was Churchill's private secretary , in: The Guardian , April 9, 2016, accessed April 9, 2016.
- ^ A b c d New Bishop-Designate of Durham Announced Biography (Official website of the Diocese of Durham).
- ↑ a b Lord Bishop of Durham Rt Revd Justin Welby ( Memento from June 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Biography (Official website of the Church of England)
- Jump up ↑ Through the Faith Alpha Course , kath.net, reported March 8, 2013.
- ^ New Bishop of Durham is announced by BBC News June 2, 2011
- ^ Dean of Liverpool Justin Welby says farewell to Liverpool to take up senior church appointment in: Liverpool Echo of October 2, 2011
- ↑ Consecrations of the Bishops of Durham and Penrith Announcement (Official Website of the Diocese of York)
- ↑ Lizzy Davies: Justin Welby confirmed as next archbishop of Canterbury , guardian.co.uk, November 9, 2012, accessed November 10, 2012
- ↑ https://www.hna.de/welt/angläne-kirche-england-frauen-duerfen-bischoefinnen-haben-zr-3701229.html
- ^ A moment of renewal, for the Church and country , The Daily Telegraph, February 1, 2013
- ^ Bishop Justin Introduced in the House of Lords Official announcement on the Diocese of Durham website
- ↑ Introduction: The Lord Bishop of Durham Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of January 12, 2012
- ^ Justin Welby to take seat in House of Lords as Archbishop Official website of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Retrieved January 15, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rupert Hoare |
Dean of Liverpool 2007-2011 |
Pete Wilcox |
| Nicholas Thomas Wright |
Bishop of Durham 2011–2013 |
Paul Butler |
| Rowan Williams |
Archbishop of Canterbury since 2013 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Welby, Justin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Portal Welby, Justin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Bishop of the Church of England, member of the House of Lords |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |