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Tributes paid ahead of the funeral of the Right Revd Dr Karowei Dorgu, Bishop of Woolwich

The Bishop of Woolwich, the Right Revd Dr Karowei Dorgu, died peacefully after a long struggle with his health earlier on this month.

27 September 2023

Cultural “first” appointments highlight diversity of Anglican Communion

The Church of England has selected a Nigerian to be the next Bishop of Woolwich in the Diocese of Southwark, it was announced today.

20 December 2016

Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby

Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said today that "all our prayers and mine" are with the family of Lee Rigby, the British soldier killed in Woolwich on Wednesday. In a joint press conference in Leicester with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, the Archbishop praised the responses of different faith groups to the incident and said this is "very much a time for communities to come together". 

24 May 2013