Appointment of George Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury

Title

Appointment of George Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:34

Description

Report on the appointment of Dr George Carey, Bishop of Bath and Wells as the next Archbishop of Canterbury following the announcement of Dr Robert Runcie’s retirement. Includes part of speech by Carey, given at Lambeth Palace. Clive Myrie reports.

Contributors

George Carey; Clive Myrie

Keywords

Religion; Archbishops; Clergy; Homosexuality; Church of England; Christianity; Anglicanism; Bishops; Ordination of women; Canterbury; Environmental awareness; George Carey; Ecclesiastical appointments

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