Justin Welby

Infobox_Officeholder
honorific-prefix = The Very Reverend
name = Justin Welby
honorific-suffix =
MA (Cantab.)

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order =Dean of Liverpool
term_start = 2007
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predecessor = The Rt. Revd. Dr Rupert Hoare
successor = "Incumbent"
order2=Sub-Dean and Canon for Reconcilitation Ministry - Coventry Cathedral
term_start2=2005
term_end2=2007
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primeminister2=
predecessor2="New post"
successor2="Post abolished"
order3= Co-Director of the International Centre for Reconciliation and Canon Residentiary
term_start3=2002
term_end3=2005
monarch3=
primeminister3=
predecessor3="New post"
successor3=Martin Hayward (Non-ordained Co-Director)
order4= Rector - St James Church, Southam, Warwickshire
term_start4=1995
term_end4=2002
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primeminister4=
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successor4=The Revd. John Armstrong (as priest-in-charge)
order5= Curate - Chilvers Coton with Astley, Nuneaton
term_start5=1992
term_end5=1995
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birth_date = 1956
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nationality = British
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religion = Church of England
alma_mater = Trinity College, Cambridge and St John's College, Durham
spouse = Caroline Welby

Justin Portal Welby (b. 6 January 1956) is the current and sixth Dean of Liverpool in the Church of England, succeeding Rupert Hoare who had retired.

Early life and education

Welby was born to Gavin Bernard Welby and his wife, Jane Gillian Welby (née Portal). His mother remarried, becoming Baroness Williams of Elvel, years after his father's death in 1975. Welby is also related to former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister Rab Butler, later Baron Butler of Saffron Walden. His great-grandfather, Sir Montagu Butler, was Lord Butler of Saffron Walden's father through a second marriage and also the father of Welby's grandmother, Iris Butler, through his first marriage.

He was educated at Eton College before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge to read Law and History. Following graduation he spent 11 years in the oil industry, eventually becoming Group Treasurer of Enterprise Oil PLC ["New Dean for Liverpool Cathedral" (2007), Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, viewed 18 April 2008, http://www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/content/About/News/article_9_14.aspx] ["News & Press Release" (2007), Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, viewed 18 April 2008, http://www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/Dean_of_Liverpool.htm] .

Ministry

Between 1989 and 1992, he studied theology and trained for the priesthood at Cranmer Hall and St John's College, Durham before becoming a curate at Chilvers Coton with Astley (Nuneaton, UK) between 1992 and 1995. He then became Rector of Southam and Vicar of Ufton from 1995 and 2002. During this time he was known as the Reverend Justin Welby.

In 2002, he was appointed Canon Residentiary at Coventry Cathedral, and was also Co-Director for International Ministry between 2002 and 2005 at the International Centre for Reconciliation. In 2005, he was appointed Sub-Dean and Canon for Reconciliation Ministry. During this time he was known as the Reverend Canon Justin Welby.

He was appointed Dean of Liverpool in December 2007 and was installed in a service at Liverpool Cathedral, UK on Saturday 8 December 2007 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon ["The Queen approves new Dean" (2007), 10 Downing Street, London, http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page11780.asp] .

He has written widely on ethics and on finance, featuring in books such as "Managing the Church?: Order and Organization in a Secular Age" and "Explorations in Financial Ethics". He also wrote a book entitled "Can Companies Sin?: "Whether", "How" and "Who" in Company Accountability" which was published by Grove Books in 1992.

tyles

*Mr Justin Welby (1956–1992)
*The Revd. Justin Welby (1992–2002)
*The Revd. Canon Justin Welby (2002–2007)
*The Very Revd. Justin Welby (2007–)

elected Works and In The News

* [http://dse.over-blog.org/article-12353070.html "Is reconciliation with Islam possible?"]
* [http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/politics/anger-over-sharia-law-comments-$1198127.htm "Article featuring Justin Welby's comments on the Archbishop of Canterbury's, Dr Rowan Williams, statement about Sharia law"]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/12/05/ftwho105.xml "Article about Justin Welby being featured in 'Who's Who"']
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/symbols/cross_3.shtml "BBC Religion & Ethics section featuring Justin Welby's comments on 'Reinventing the cross' as part of his international ministry work at Coventry Cathedral"]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2006-04-18b.1028.2 "House of Lords debate regarding Nigeria. Justin Welby was part of a team researching the ethics of the situation"]

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