Rowan Williams

Also known as Rowan Douglas Williams, Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, Lord Williams of Oystermouth

Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–2012)

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Born: 1950
Works: 136

Top works

Theology and philosophy
Troubled people, troubled world
The Book of Taliesin
Science and Religion
Body's Grace

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1932-02-08

2008 universal fire victimacademy award winneramericanamerican composercinematic classicalclassical

Discography

The John Towner Touch

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Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth (born 14 June 1950), is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet, who served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012. Previously the Bishop of Monmouth and Archbishop of Wales, Williams was the first Archbishop of Canterbury in modern times not to be appointed from within the Church of England.

Williams's primacy was marked by speculation that the Anglican Communion (in which the Archbishop of Canterbury is the leading figure) was fragmenting over disagreements on contemporary issues such as homosexuality and the ordination of women. Williams worked to keep all sides in dialogue. Notable events during his time as Archbishop of Canterbury include the rejection by a majority of dioceses of his proposed Anglican Covenant and, in the final general synod of his tenure, his unsuccessful attempt to secure a sufficient majority for a measure to allow the appointment of women as bishops in the Church of England.