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ACNS 2823 - LAMBETH PALACE - 8 January 2002

Archbishop of Canterbury to retire

Dr George Carey is to retire as Archbishop of Canterbury later this year.

His intentions have been conveyed to the Queen, who is Supreme Governor of
the Church of England and who formally appoints an Archbishop of Canterbury.
The decision will take effect on 31 October 2002.

Dr Carey, who is 66, was appointed the one hundred and third Archbishop of
Canterbury in 1991. He said today: "By the end of October I shall have
served eleven and half years in a demanding yet wonderfully absorbing and
rewarding post. I feel certain this will be the right and proper time to
stand down. I look forward to exciting opportunities and challenges in the
coming months, and then to fresh ones in the years that follow."

Dr Carey will continue to carry out all the duties and responsibilities of
the Archbishop of Canterbury, both for the Church of England and the
Anglican Communion, as normal until the autumn.

The Crown Appointments Commission will consider in due course the selection
of a successor.

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