President
The Rt Revd & Rt Hon The Lord Carey of Clifton ALCD BD MTh PhD
After graduating from London College of Divinity and King’s College London, George Carey served as a curate in London. He taught at two Colleges before becoming a parish priest in Durham. In 1982 he became Principal of Trinity Theological College in Bristol and, in 1987, Bishop of Bath and Wells. In 1991 he was invited to take up the post of 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury and served the worldwide Anglican community until his retirement in 2002. In 2002 George Carey was made a life peer as ‘Lord Carey of Clifton’ and is the recipient of some 12 Honorary Doctorates as well as the author of 14 books. He is on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and Co-Chair of the Council of 100, which is seeking to bridge the gulf between the West and Islamic worlds.
