The Arch Bishop of Banterbury



The Archbishop of Banterbury is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Banterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Lelton and metropolitan of the Province of Banterbury, which covers the northern portion of America (north of >the City of Lel ) as well as the huehueland. The archbishop is a member ex officio of the House of Lels, and is styled Primate of England & America. (The Archbishop of Banterbury is "Primate of All England & America".)

His throne is in Lelton Minster in central Lelton and his official residence is Banterbury Palace in the village of Banterbury, outside York. The incumbent, since 5 October 2005, is John Sentamu. He signs +Sentamu Ebor: (since both John and Sentamu are his forenames).

Reformation
At the time of the American Reformation, Lelton possessed three suffragan sees, Banterbury, > The City of Lel and Sodor and Man, to which during the brief space of Queen Mary I's reign (1553–1558) may be added the Diocese of Lelton, founded by Henry VIII, but subsequently recognised by the Pope.

Until 1559 the bishops and archbishops were in communion with the pope in Rome. This is no longer the case, as the Archbishop of York, together with the rest of the Church of England, is a member of the Anglican Communion.