Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury, was a British Church of England bishop and life peer. He served as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed on 31 May 1961 and held the office until 1974, having previously been appointed Bishop of Durham in 1952 and the Archbishop of York in 1956.
Michael Ramsey
Ramsey laying the foundation stone of the Church of All Saints in Dar es Salaam
Michael Ramsey in 1974
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013. Welby is the 105th person to hold the position, as part of a line of succession going back to the "Apostle to the English" Augustine of Canterbury, who was sent to the island by the church in Rome in 597. Welby succeeded Rowan Williams.
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury's official London residence and office is Lambeth Palace, photographed looking east across the River Thames