Justin Welby has today resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury, sparking a new race for the coveted position.
Mr Welby announced he was stepping down following mounting pressure to quit over his handling of the John Smyth abuse case.
Before he made the decision, a petition, started by three members of the General Synod – the church’s parliament- called for Justin Welby to quit and received more than 11,500 signatures.
But who will replace him as Archbishop of Canterbury? There are three favourites who could become successor.
They are the Rt Reverend Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich, Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford, and the Rt Revd Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester.
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