The Lord Carey of Clifton | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
 Carey in 2007 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| In office | 1991–2002 |
| Predecessor | Robert Runcie |
| Successor | Rowan Williams |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Swansea & Brecon (2004–?), in Southwark and in Bristol; in Oxford (?–2017) Life peer (2002); Primate of All England |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Bath and Wells (1987–1991) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1962 (deacon) 1963 (priest) by Robert Stopford |
| Consecration | 3 December 1987 by Robert Runcie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Leonard Carey 13 November 1935 London, England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Newbury, Berkshire[1] |
| Spouse |
Eileen Hood (m. 1960) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Theologian |
| Alma mater | |
| Signature |  |
George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton PC (born 13 November 1935)[2] is a retired Anglican bishop who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, having previously been the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
During his time as archbishop the Church of England ordained its first women priests and the debate over attitudes to homosexuality became more prominent, especially at the 1998 Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops.
In June 2017, Lord Carey of Clifton resigned from his last formal role in the church after Dame Moira Gibb's independent investigation found he covered up, by failing to pass to police, six out of seven serious sex abuse allegations relating to 17- to 25-year-olds against Bishop Peter Ball a year after Carey became archbishop.[3] The next year the UK Child Sex Abuse Report confirmed Carey had committed serious breaches of duty in wrongly discrediting credible allegations of child sex abuse within the Church and failing to accompany disciplinary action with adding to the church's own safeguarding watchlist.[4] In February 2018 Carey was granted permission to officiate by Steven Croft, the bishop of Oxford, allowing him to preach and preside at churches in the diocese.[5] This was revoked on 17 June 2020 after the Church found Carey could have done more to pass to police allegations of beatings at schools and evangelical children's camps by John Smyth, a barrister who was given multiple recommendations by the church.[6][7] Permission was restored to Carey by the Bishop of Oxford seven months later.[8]
- ^ Herring, John (19 June 2020). "Former Archbishop of Canterbury has permission to preach revoked". Newbury Weekly News. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ The Times[dead link], 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Ex-Archbishop Lord Carey resigns after child abuse"review". BBC News. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Sherwood, Harriet (9 May 2019). "Church of England put reputation above abuse victims' needs, inquiry finds". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Sherwood, Harriet (13 July 2018). "George Carey allowed church role despite part in abuse cover-up". The Guardian.
- ^ "George Carey: Former archbishop suspended over abuse inquiry". BBC News. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Peter Ball – the on-going legacy". Law & Religion UK. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "George Carey: Ex-archbishop allowed to be minister again". BBC News. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.