From royal ceremonies and the House of Lords to leading the Church of England, who is , Justin Welby? | ITV National News

In his role as Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has presided over royal weddings and funerals – but he has also spoken of a “messy” early life and subsequent battle with depression. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

During his 11 years as Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has presided over royal weddings and funerals while also trying to keep a divided Anglican Communion together. But it was a scandal which began before his time as the head of the Church of England which led to his downfall.

Appointed the Church of England's highest-ranking cleric in 2013, Welby had apologized for what occurred but previously insisted he would not step down because he did not know about the wrongdoing before then.

As the Church of England's most senior cleric, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's job largely resembled that of the 104 men who had served before him for the last nearly 1,500 years.  He christened the newest royal arrivals -- Prince George,

Lack of curiosity' over claims of abuse of dozens of boys by Christian camp leader had made Welby's position untenable

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, resigned. An independent investigation found Welby did not report sexual abuse allegations to the police. The abuse was carried out by John Smyth, who targeted young men and boys.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, resigned on November 12 amid a long-running sexual abuse scandal. Justin Welby,