Rowan Williams — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012
Elevated to a life peerage, sitting as Baron Williams of Oystermouth in the House of Lords (2013-2020)
Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge (2013-2020)
Held academic positions at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford
Recognized as a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian, and poet

Biography

Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian, and poet. He served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012, becoming the first Archbishop of Canterbury in modern times not to be appointed from within the Church of England. Prior to this, he was the Bishop of Monmouth and Archbishop of Wales.