About the Archbishop of York

Dr John Sentamu practised Law both at the Bar and at the Bench in Uganda before he came to the UK in 1974. He was ordained priest in 1979, he was appointed Bishop for Stepney in 1996, Bishop for Birmingham in 2002 and Archbishop of York in 2005. He is Primate of England and Metropolitan, a member of the House of Lords and a Privy Councillor.

A full biography for the Archbishop is available at: www.archbishopofyork.org/pages/biography.html