Educated, like Mr. Cameron and other members of the British elite, at Eton College, Bishop Welby studied law and history at Cambridge University before working for 11 years for French and British oil companies.

After his youngest daughter, Johanna, was killed in a car crash in 1983, he said, “It was a very dark time for my wife, Caroline, and myself, but in a strange way it actually brought us closer to God.” They have five other children.

He began his training as a priest in 1987 and was made a deacon in 1992. Since then he has risen rapidly through the church hierarchy. He was made Bishop of Durham only a year ago.

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1. MichaelA wrote: This is Bishop Welby’s speech to the TEC House of Bishops last March.  They make interesting reading: http://www.collegeforbishops.org/assets/1145/bishop_of_durham_reflections_to_tec_hob.pdf November 9, 6:44 am | [comment link]

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