81-580: The Fazl Mosque (English: The Grace Mosque ) also known as The London Mosque , is the first purpose-built mosque in London, England. It was opened on 23 October 1926 in Southfields, Wandsworth . At a cost of £6,223, the construction of the mosque and the purchase of the land on which it stands, was financed by the donations of Ahmadi Muslim women in Qadian , Punjab , British India . Between 1984 and 2019
162-494: A calling from God to be ordained. In July 2013, following the report of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, Welby explained that senior bank executives avoided being given information about difficult issues to allow them to "plead ignorance". He also said he would possibly have behaved in the same way, and warned against punishing by naming and shaming individual bankers which he compared to
243-564: A brief relationship with Churchill's private secretary , Anthony Montague Browne (1923–2013). For 60 years Welby believed that Gavin Welby was his biological father until a paternity test in 2016 showed that he was Browne's son. Gavin Welby (born Bernard Gavin Weiler in Ruislip , Middlesex) was the son of Bernard Weiler, a German-Jewish immigrant and importer of luxury items who changed
324-550: A calm, rural feel. "The Grid" is a series of parallel roads that are crossed at right angles by a series of parallel streets – so named because of the grid layout of the streets. The roads run from Replingham Road, in the north to Revelstoke Road, in the south, and the streets run from Elsenham Street, in the west, to Astonville Street (although Merton Road to the east of Astonville is the border of "The Grid"). "The Grid" consists mostly of Edwardian terrace houses and purpose built maisonettes. Some houses have been converted into flats in
405-468: A church that is vigorously full of spiritual life, serving Jesus Christ and serving those around it." Welby's election was confirmed at York Minster on 29 September 2011, and he left Liverpool Cathedral on 2 October. He was consecrated as a bishop at York Minster on 28 October 2011 by John Sentamu , Archbishop of York ; and was enthroned in Durham Cathedral on 26 November 2011. He
486-678: A reformer of Islam . In 1920, after missionary work in London, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and its leader at the time, Hazrat Khalifa Masih II, decided London was a prime location for Islam to be represented. The Ahmadiyya women of India raised the money for which a one and one-quarter acre orchard land was bought for the construction of the Fazl Mosque. The opening of the Fazl mosque was set to be inaugurated by Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia , however directly preceding
567-469: A separation from orientalist architecture, a style of architecture seen in other early mosques in London such as the Shah Jahan Mosque. The blend of formal features mixed with contemporary styles led the mosque to be recognized as a grade II listed building . The dome appears at the front of the current building as the original plan was to extend the front and have the dome eventually sited in
648-590: A three-year campaign by a local group to convert the building back to a local cinema, which would have been named The Southfields Plaza. In 1926, Southfields became home to London's first mosque. The Fazl Mosque , also known as the London Mosque , was built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and served as the international headquarters of the community until 2019, when the headquarters moved to Farnham . The band Lawson's debut album
729-875: Is in Travelcard Zone 3 of the London Underground network, situated between East Putney and Wimbledon Park on the Wimbledon branch of the District line . Southfields is the main London Underground station for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships . A five-minute walk takes spectators from Southfields Tube down Wimbledon Park Road to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club . Southfields
810-522: Is not served by the National Rail network; the nearest National Rail stations are Earlsfield , Wimbledon and Putney . Part of the video for Shampoo's 1994 hit single 'Trouble' was filmed in Southfields. The former cinema premises on Wimbledon Park Road, most recently used as a snooker club were demolished following a successful planning application from the owners of the site, despite
891-490: The Baitul Futuh Mosque . However, the historic significance and role of The London Mosque continues to ensure its special and indeed unique position for both the global Ahmadiyya Muslim Community as well as Britain. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community began in 1889, under its founder Mirza Ghulam Ahmad . Ahmad began the community upon allegedly having visions of the prophet Muhammad and thus proclaimed himself as
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#1732790643899972-587: The General Synod of the Church of England , following the publication of an independent review (the Makin Review ) into the Church's handling of allegations of physical and sexual abuse committed by the barrister John Smyth at Christian camps in the 1970s and 1980s. The report criticised Welby for failing to follow up on his subordinates' claims that they had passed on the matter to the police after he
1053-639: The Government of Pakistan promulgated Ordinance XX which prohibited Ahmadis from any public expression of the Islamic faith, rendering the caliph unable to perform his duties as the leader of the Community. In response Mirza Tahir Ahmad , the fourth caliph, left Pakistan and migrated to London, provisionally moving the Ahmadiyya headquarters from Rabwah , Pakistan to the Fazl Mosque in London. Within
1134-732: The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity , an official audience with Pope Francis and prayer at the tombs of Saint Peter and Pope John Paul II . In a 12 July 2013 interview with The Daily Telegraph , Welby addressed questions about his religion. His answers included the following: In January 2019, Welby responded to Anglican priests defecting to the Roman Catholic Church by saying "Who cares?" and that he did not mind people leaving to join other denominations as long as they are "faithful disciples of Christ". Welby's tenure as Archbishop coincided with
1215-479: The blessings for same-sex unions . His theology is seen as representing the " open evangelical " tradition within Anglicanism. On 12 November 2024, Welby announced his intention to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury; this followed the publication of a report critical of the Church's handling of allegations of abuse committed by the barrister John Smyth that was also critical of Welby's failure to investigate
1296-436: The "Southfields Triangle" and "The Grid". The "Southfields Triangle" is a series of roads and streets that (somewhat) resemble a triangle. It covers the area from Standen Road in the south (bordering on the historic Coronation Gardens) up to Granville Road in the north, and Pulborough Road in the west across to Merton Road in the east. The "Southfields Triangle" consists almost entirely of Victorian and Edwardian houses. In 1904,
1377-400: The 1980s and early 1990s." In 2012, a victim of Smyth reported the abuse to the Church of England and Welby was informed in 2013. Welby maintained that this was the first he heard of Smyth's abuses. The New York Times on 14 October 2017 quoted a senior Church of England figure as saying that "all senior members of the trust, including officers like Archbishop Welby, had been made aware of
1458-539: The 1990s. In 1978, Welby left the UK to work in Paris and Welby stated that "I had no contact with them [the camps] at all." It later materialised that Welby had attended the camp in this period and had continued to receive the camp newsletter. Andrew Atherstone, in the biography Risk-taker and Reconciler , describes Welby as having been "involved in the camps as an undergraduate ... businessman and theological college student in
1539-760: The Borough Council's 60 councillors – the Conservative Party's Kim Caddy, Guy Humphries & Terry Walsh. It is part of the Merton and Wandsworth constituency for the London Assembly . Southfields falls within the parliamentary constituency of Putney . The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is the Labour Party's Fleur Anderson , who was elected in 2019 with a majority of 4,774. Southfield's postcodes are split across
1620-497: The Central Provinces of British India and Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge . Sir Montagu was the grandson of George Butler , headmaster of Harrow School and Dean of Peterborough , and the nephew of the educator George Butler (husband of the social reformer Josephine Butler ) and of Henry Montagu Butler , headmaster of Harrow School, Dean of Gloucester and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge . Sir Montagu
1701-419: The Church of England and would resign. Stressing the importance of taking "personal and institutional responsibility" for the "long-maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses" committed by Smyth and the "long felt and profound sense of shame at the historic safeguarding failures of the Church", he expressed hope that his resignation would make clear "how seriously the Church of England understands
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#17327906438991782-471: The Church of England associated with Holy Trinity Brompton, and in a 2019 interview said "In my own prayer life, and as part of my daily discipline, I pray in tongues every day." From 1989 to 1992, Welby studied theology and trained for the priesthood at Cranmer Hall and St John's College, Durham , where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and a Diploma in Ministry (DipMin) in 1992. He
1863-632: The Church's third most senior role. In the preface to his 2018 book, Reimagining Britain, published after 555 postmasters had launched legal action against the Post Office, Welby said she "shaped my thinking over the years". And in February 2019 she was appointed to the Church's Ethical Investment Advisory Group, after more than 900 sub-postmasters had been prosecuted because of the faulty software. In 2024, Welby disclaimed personal responsibility, saying "more questions should have been asked" after
1944-563: The Church?: Order and Organisation in a Secular Age and Explorations in Financial Ethics . Welby's dissertation, an exploration into whether companies can sin, marks his point that the structure of a system can "make it easier to make the right choice or the wrong choice." His dissertation led to the publication of a booklet entitled Can Companies Sin?: "Whether", "How" and "Who" in Company Accountability , which
2025-739: The Fazl Mosque was the residence of the caliphs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, and therefore its de facto international headquarters. The administrative headquarters now lies at the site of the Islamabad, Tilford . The design of the Place is credited to Thomas Mawson . The plans form part of the Mawson archive held by the Cumbria Archive Service . The foundation stone was laid in 1924 by Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad ,
2106-649: The Frame Foods babyfood company opened its factory in Standen Road. The building is in a distinctive Art Nouveau style, with green ceramic tiles and the slogan 'Nourish and Flourish' on the exterior. The building is Grade II listed and has been converted into luxury flats. Standen Road was also the home of the Ault & Wiborg printing ink factory, and is the only street in the area where the some homes with south-facing gardens border Coronation Gardens, giving them
2187-536: The London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Merton. Of the two main parks, the above applies to Wimbledon Park whilst the second, King George's Park is situated wholly within the boundaries of Wandsworth. Tennis being a part of the fabric of Southfields life, both parks are home to a large number of public tennis courts. Wimbledon Park has an athletic track and a landscaped lake that is home to a number of water sports. The smaller but historic Coronation Gardens bordering
2268-576: The Pavilion of Bell Vue Park. Southfields, Wandsworth Southfields is a district of inner London located within the London Borough of Wandsworth , England , 5.6 miles (9 km) south-west of Charing Cross . Southfields is mainly residential, historically a part of Wandsworth itself, and is divided between the SW18 and SW19 postcode areas. Until the late 19th century Southfields
2349-515: The Smyth cover-up to stand down. The Bishop of Birkenhead , Julie Conalty , reiterated that Welby had "done the right thing", but stressed that his resignation alone was "not going to solve the problem" of safeguarding failures in the Church. The UK Minister for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting, speaking "as an Anglican, not as a Government minister", agreed that Welby should resign but church leaders should not think that "one head rolling solves
2430-480: The Southfields "Grid" area. However, in the 1990s, the covenants were apparently judged either to be ineffective or non-existent and two pubs were opened in adjoining premises on the south side of Replingham Road (one since closed, in late 2011). The building on the corner of Kimber Road and Merton Road once housed the OK Sauce factory, until its takeover by Reckitt and Colman court. Southfields takes its name from
2511-647: The United Kingdom , as all archbishops are; the order for his appointment was made on 12 February and he swore the oath on 13 March. Welby was enthroned as archbishop at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013, the date in the Anglican church calendar that commemorates the life of Thomas Cranmer . Welby's schedule included an official visit to the Vatican on 14 June 2013, with visits to senior curial officials, including Cardinal Kurt Koch , president of
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2592-561: The age of 19, he began speaking in tongues . Welby worked for eleven years in the oil industry, five of them for the French oil company Elf Aquitaine based in Paris. In 1984 he became treasurer of the oil exploration group Enterprise Oil plc in London, where he was mainly concerned with West African and North Sea oil projects, and spent part of his career in Nigeria. He retired from his executive position in 1989 and said that he sensed
2673-467: The allegations against Mr Smyth, even those who had been abroad". Questions have remained among Smyth's victims as to when Welby first knew, and some have labelled him an "observer", a term denoting a person who knew about abuse but who did not report appropriately. Welby said that he was not part of the inner circle of Smyth's friends and that survivors must come first, not the church's own interests. An independent review in 2024 noted that Smyth's abuse
2754-543: The allegations as a crime and the latter passed the matter to Hampshire Police , which initially declined to pursue the matter until a Channel 4 news report. Despite Hampshire Police's belated investigation, Smyth was not prosecuted before his death in 2018. Welby initially stated that he would not resign after the release of the report. In response, over 1,500 church members called on Welby to step down from his position, and on 12 November 2024 he announced his decision to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury. Justin Welby
2835-617: The allegations. Welby was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith , London, on 6 January 1956, almost nine months after the marriage of his mother, Jane Gillian Portal (1929–2023), to Gavin Bramhall James Welby (1910–1977). Welby's mother, Jane, was Sir Winston Churchill 's personal secretary from December 1949 until her marriage to Gavin Welby in April 1955. Shortly before her marriage she had
2916-740: The area. When the District & London & South Western Railway from Wimbledon to Putney Bridge opened in June 1889, the area started to take off, with the first school opening a year later on Merton Road, another of the main thoroughfares that were formerly paths through fields. The area, like others around it, has undergone significant change in the last few decades, with house prices rising accordingly. The history of Southfields has been researched and documented in Neil Robson's 1999 book Roomy Villas . The main residential areas of Southfields are
2997-502: The behaviour of a lynch mob . Welby was at first rejected for ordination by John Hughes , the Bishop of Kensington , who told him "There is no place for you in the Church of England." He was subsequently accepted for ordination, with the support of the Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton , Sandy Millar . Throughout his ministry Welby has been linked to the charismatic evangelical wing of
3078-462: The ceremony and the function was well reported in the press. The Place accommodates 150 worshippers and is also known as the London Mosque. Its first Imam was Maulana Abdul Rahim Dard and its first muezzin (caller to prayer) was Mr Bilal Nuttall. Since 1926 the London Mosque has had eleven Imams. The current incumbent is Ata'ul Mujeeb Rashid who has served as Imam since 1983. In 1984
3159-509: The district is bounded by the A218 (Merton Road) to the east and the A219 (Parkside Avenue) to the west. Southfields is served by bus routes 39 ( Clapham Junction to Putney Bridge , operated by London General ), 493 ( Tooting, St George’s Hospital to Richmond , operated by London General) and 156 ( Vauxhall to Wimbledon , operated by Transport UK London Bus ). Southfields tube station
3240-400: The engagement off after her mother, Rachel Kempson , wrote to Vanessa's father, Sir Michael Redgrave , describing Gavin as "a real horror ... a pretty rotten piece of work". Gavin died in 1977 of alcohol-related causes. Jane stopped drinking in 1968, and in 1975 married Charles Williams , a business executive and first-class cricket player who was made a life peer in 1985. Williams was
3321-530: The family name to Welby during the First World War . He stood for Parliament as a Conservative candidate in the 1951 and 1955 general elections. Welby has described his early childhood as "messy". Gavin and Jane Welby, who were both alcoholics , divorced in 1959 when he was 3 years old, and he was placed in Gavin's custody. In 1960 Gavin was engaged to the actress Vanessa Redgrave , who called
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3402-489: The fourth Caliph was also able to launch the community's satellite TV channel Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International (MTA) in 1994 through which he could transmit televised messages globally to the community and have his sermons heard throughout the world. With the expansion of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the capacity of The London Mosque has become insufficient and further premises in Surrey and Morden were acquired for
3483-427: 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 state funeral of Elizabeth II , the coronation of Charles III and Camilla and the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle , and his tenure coincided with the ordination of the Church of England's first female bishop and
3564-404: The middle. Thomas Mawson along with his firm T.H Mawson and sons designed the Fazl Mosque. He had studied the architectural style of mosques during the reconstruction of Thessaloniki , a Greek port city. T.H Mawson at the time of the Fazl Mosque's contractions was considered to be a leading figure in landscape design. Mawson has been credited with designs of other grade II listed buildings such as
3645-516: The mosque complex, a separate building consisting of a hall, offices, and a small apartment on the top floor for the Imam of the mosque was built beside the mosque earlier in 1967. Upon his migration, this apartment became the home of the caliph and following his death in 2003, the home of Mirza Masroor Ahmad , the fifth and current caliph. It remained the permanent residence of the caliph until 2019 when he relocated to Islamabad, Tilford . In addition to
3726-593: The mosque in 1935 as did his predecessor, King Saud . Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafarullah Khan , the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan, a President of the International Court of Justice and President of the United Nations General Assembly , lived at the premises for many years. In July 2011 Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex of the UK also visited the mosque in his capacity as a Patron of 'The London Gardens Society' and thus took
3807-631: The need for change and our profound commitment to creating a safer church." On 20 November, Lambeth Palace announced that Welby would conclude his official duties by 6 January 2025, after which his official functions would be delegated to the Archbishop of York , and that the end date of his term as archbishop would be set in consultation with the Privy Council . In a statement, the Church of England's second-most senior bishop, Stephen Cottrell (Archbishop of York), said that Welby's resignation
3888-469: The nephew of Elizabeth Laura Gurney, a member of the Gurney family of Norwich who were prominent Quakers and social reformers, and was remembered by Welby as being a supportive step-father. Commenting on his mother's death in 2023, Welby said that it had been "a privilege to be her son". In 2024, Welby released a personal statement revealing that, through his biological father, Anthony Montague Browne, he
3969-558: The old manorial system, where it was known as the South Field of the manor of Dunsford . The earlier name for the area dates back at least to the year 1247. The equivalent North Field lay between West Hill and the River Thames and survives in the short road named Northfields which runs to the east of Wandsworth Park. Southfields is one of the 20 wards that make up the London Borough of Wandsworth , and it supplies three of
4050-456: The opening, the Prince reported he was unable to make it. The exterior of the Fazl Mosque consists of a green dome, with the apex of the dome standing 10m high. The dome rests on a square base, with four cupolas on each corner of the building. The mosque is a blend of classic Mughal architecture and British contemporary styles. The mosque's use of modern construction and modern materials created
4131-477: The opportunity to inspect the gardens of the Fazl Mosque, which have won numerous awards over the past few years. The Earl was also able to view a small exhibition about the history of the mosque. In October 2017 Justin Welby , the Archbishop of Canterbury , visited the mosque where he met the fifth caliph, Mirza Masroor Ahmad to discuss the continued persecution of religious minorities in various parts of
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#17327906438994212-417: The ordination of Libby Lane as the Church's first female bishop in 2014 and its approval of blessings for same-sex couples in 2023. He officiated at a number of notable events, such as the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018, the funeral of Elizabeth II in 2022 and the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in 2023. In November 2024 Welby faced calls to resign, including from members of
4293-440: The past, although conversions are no longer permitted on The Grid owing to a change in policy by Wandsworth Borough Council. These Victorian terraced houses were built at the same time as the bordering terraced housing Wimbledon Park and the avenues to the south of The Grid originally had the same names as the streets in Southfields that led to them. A restrictive covenant or covenants at one time prevented any pubs from being built in
4374-414: The problem". Streeting added that there are "deep and fundamental issues of not just practice, but [of the] culture on safeguarding, that need to be taken seriously". In February 2017, Welby apologised unreservedly after allegations that barrister and evangelical Christian John Smyth beat boys in the late 1970s, mainly pupils at Winchester College , until their wounds bled and left permanent scars. Smyth
4455-492: The reports were passed on to the police. Although Welby stated (and the report agreed) that his subordinates told him the authorities had been alerted, the report found that the Church failed to use full efforts to ensure that Smyth was investigated and prosecuted. The report found that the Church informally disclosed the matter to Cambridgeshire Police and the Metropolitan Police , but the former did not record
4536-443: The same location. From 1978 to 1981, Smyth allegedly carried out a series of brutal beatings on boys and undergraduates, recorded in a report written by Iwerne officer Canon Mark Ruston in February 1982 but not passed on to the police until 2013. In 2017, Welby described Smyth as "charming" and "delightful". Welby "vaguely recalls" receiving a Christmas card from Smyth in the 1990s, but definitively recalls meeting Smyth in Paris in
4617-656: The second Caliph , who was visiting London as the representative of Islam at The Conference of Living Religions that was being held at the Imperial Institute in South Kensington. The foundation ceremony of the mosque was attended by 200 guests. Building of the place began in September 1925 and was completed 10 months later. It was named the Fazl Mosque by the caliph. The Place was due to be formally opened by Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia who, however,
4698-483: The sons of Sir George Napier and Lady Sarah Lennox . Caroline Amelia Fox was the daughter of General Henry Edward Fox , younger brother of prominent Whig politician Charles James Fox , sons of the politician Henry Fox and Caroline Lennox . Caroline and Sarah Lennox were two of the five Lennox sisters , who were daughters of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond , and granddaughters of Charles II and his mistress Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth . Welby
4779-528: The southern edge of the Southfields triangle commemorates the coronation of King Edward VII in August 1902. According to the 2011 census the ward of Southfields had a population of 17,962. The population of the area is largely white in its ethnic origins, at 75.6%. The area is also home to a significant white South African community. The A3 trunk road runs south west towards Portsmouth and north east into central London along Southfields' northern edge;
4860-539: The usual flow of MPs, mayors, councillors, scholars and students, The London Mosque has hosted a number of distinguished visitors from far and wide. The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah , visited the mosque several times and made his famous speech in its grounds when he decided to return to India to represent the Muslims in the sub-continent. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Faisal Bin Abdul-Aziz also visited
4941-532: The world. In 1955 the second Caliph of the Ahmadiyya movement returned to the mosque when he visited Europe for further medical treatment after he was physically attacked in Rabwah , Pakistan. In London he also held a conference of all missionaries stationed in Europe. The third Caliph also visited the mosque on various occasions. As the range and frequency of activities in the mosque progressively increased there
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#17327906438995022-456: Was "a joke" and "perfectly absurd" for him to be appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, because he had only been a bishop for a short time. His confirmation of election ceremony to the See of Canterbury took place at St Paul's Cathedral on 4 February 2013 (by this, he legally became Archbishop of Canterbury); on the following day it was announced that Welby would be appointed to the Privy Council of
5103-424: Was a senior member of Christian charity the Iwerne Trust in the 1970s and 1980s. These allegations were suppressed by the church for decades, and Smyth was told to leave the UK. Welby's early grounding in Christian doctrine was rooted in the Iwerne camp network founded by Eric Nash . Welby was a dormitory officer at the camps from around 1975 to 1978, a period that coincides with that of Smyth's child abuse at
5184-490: Was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge. He said that, while he was at Eton, he had "vaguely assumed there was a God. But I didn't believe. I wasn't interested at all." However, during the evening of 12 October 1975 in Cambridge , praying with a Christian friend, Welby said that he suddenly felt "a clear sense of something changing, the presence of something that had not been there before in my life". He said to his friend, "Please don't tell anyone about this." Welby said that he
5265-429: Was also the grand-nephew of John Colenso , the first Bishop of Natal . Welby's maternal grandfather was Gervas Portal, a half-brother of Charles Portal , who served as Chief of the Air Staff during the Second World War . Gervas Portal's mother, Rose Leslie Portal ( née Napier), was the granddaughter of General Sir William Napier and Caroline Amelia Fox. General Napier and his brothers Charles and George were
5346-445: Was appointed a canon residentiary of Coventry Cathedral and the co-director for international ministry at the International Centre for Reconciliation . In 2005, he was appointed sub-dean and Canon for Reconciliation Ministry. Welby was appointed Dean of Liverpool in December 2007 and was installed at Liverpool Cathedral on 8 December 2007. Welby has written widely on ethics and on finance, featuring in books such as Managing
5427-410: Was criticised for continuing to support Paula Vennells , head of the British Post Office, long after it emerged that the company was prosecuting sub-postmasters for errors caused by the Post Office's Horizon IT system . Queen Elizabeth's former chaplain, Rev Canon Jeremy Haselock, called for Justin Welby to resign after it was claimed he pushed Ms. Vennells' application to become the Bishop of London,
5508-460: Was desperately embarrassed that this had happened to him. In a 2014 interview, Welby said that his conversion had come when his friend had taken him to an "evangelistic address" which he found to be poor. After this, his friend "simply explained the Gospels" to him. Welby said that from that point onwards he "knew the presence of God". He has since said that his time at Cambridge was a major moment of self-realisation in his life. He has said that at
5589-466: Was educated at St Peter's School, Seaford , between 1964 and 1968, and later at Eton College . He continued his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge , where his great-uncle, Rab Butler , was the Master . Welby graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and law and, according to custom, was later promoted to Master of Arts by seniority. In a 2013 interview with The Daily Telegraph , Welby related his conversion experience when he
5670-401: Was informed of the allegations in 2013, and that it was "unlikely" Welby was not aware of concerns being reported about Smyth during the time of the alleged offences as he had claimed. Despite initially stating that he would not resign, on 12 November 2024, following mounting pressure from both victims and clerics, Welby announced that he had spoken to King Charles III, the Supreme Governor of
5751-489: Was introduced to the House of Lords on 12 January 2012, where he sat on the Lords Spiritual bench. He gave his maiden speech on 16 May 2012. Welby was asked to join the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards in 2012. Welby is a President of the National Churches Trust . Welby emerged as a candidate to be the next archbishop of Canterbury; his appointment to the position was announced on 9 November 2012. In January 2013, Welby said that he initially thought it
5832-605: Was named after Chapman Square SW19. Justin Welby Justin Portal Welby GCVO (born 6 January 1956) is an Anglican bishop who has served as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England since 2013. 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
5913-464: Was need for more space. This increase saw the construction of the multi-purpose Mahmood Hall, as well as the Nusrat Hall, in the grounds of the mosque. From Sunday school classes and school visits, to question and answer sessions and international meetings, The London Mosque has been and continues to be a hive of activity promoting education and religious awareness. From the premises of the mosque,
5994-577: Was not merely physical and psychological, but sometimes sexual in nature, and concluded that the Church of England had covered up the allegations against Smyth for three decades. The report accused Welby of "minimisation" of Smyth's actions and found that he failed to inform church authorities in Cape Town of the risk of abuse. Specifically, the report found that Welby had been informed of Smyth's abuse in August 2013, six months after his elevation to Archbishop of Canterbury, but did not personally ensure that
6075-532: Was ordained a deacon at Petertide (on 28 June) 1992 and a priest the next Petertide (27 June 1993), both times by Simon Barrington-Ward , Bishop of Coventry , at Coventry Cathedral . He then became a curate at Chilvers Coton and St Mary the Virgin, Astley ( Nuneaton ) from 1992 to 1995. He then became rector of St James' Church, Southam , and later vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Ufton , Diocese of Coventry , from 1995 to 2002. In 2002, Welby
6156-575: Was published by Grove Books in 1992. He has said that the Benedictine and Franciscan orders in the Anglican churches, along with Catholic social teaching , have influenced his spiritual formation . Interviewed by the BBC in 2011, Welby said that to be appointed Bishop of Durham was both challenging and a huge privilege: "I was astonished to be offered the role. It is a passionate desire to see
6237-418: Was still fields, situated between the more developed villages of Wimbledon and Putney . Several of the former pathways through the fields form the routes of parts of today's road system, in particular Wimbledon Park Road and its continuation through Southfields Passage, which was the field path from Wimbledon to Wandsworth, Kimber Road and The Baulk, both of which were field paths and can be seen on old maps of
6318-545: Was stopped from doing so by the Foreign Secretary of the King of Saudi Arabia only a few hours before the ceremony was to start. The planned inauguration, nevertheless, went ahead and Khan Bahadur Sheikh Abdul Qadir , ex-Minister of Punjab Legislative Council, formally opened the mosque on 4 October 1926. Around 600 distinguished guests representing numerous countries, as well as local MPs and other dignitaries attended
6399-431: Was the "right and honourable thing to do." Echoing those remarks, other bishops thanked Welby for his "ministry, mission and leadership" while acknowledging the seriousness of the Church's safeguarding failings. The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer , who had earlier publicly refused to support Welby, said that he "respects the decision". Welby's decision to resign was followed by calls for other senior clergy involved in
6480-547: Was the great-great-great-grandson of Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet (1765–1838), who owned slaves on his plantation in Jamaica and received compensation from the British Government in 1837 following the abolition of slavery . Through his biological father, Welby is also descended from Admiral Adam Duncan and Robert Stewart , the illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland. Welby's maternal grandmother
6561-463: Was the journalist and historian Iris Butler (1905–2002), whose brother (Welby's great-uncle) Rab was Chancellor of the Exchequer , Home Secretary , Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary during the 1950s and 1960s, as well as Master of Trinity College, Cambridge , where Welby later studied. Iris and Rab's father (Welby's maternal great-grandfather) was Sir Montagu Butler , Governor of
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