The search for a new archbishop of Canterbury and how the process works

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The archbishop of Canterbury is senior bishop of the Church of England, Primate of All England and spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Among the CNC members will be a bishop elected by the House of Bishops; the Archbishop of York or, if he chooses not to be a member, a further bishop to be elected by the House of Bishops; three representatives elected from the Diocese of Canterbury; six representatives – three clergy and three lay – elected by General Synod; five representatives from other churches in the Anglican Communion – one each from Africa; the Americas; Middle East and Asia; Oceania and Europe. The CNC will put together a role profile, aimed at reflecting what the Church and wider Anglican Communion wants to see from a new archbishop of Canterbury. – When will the new archbishop of Canterbury be known?