Church of England leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was due to leave his post Monday, two months after resigning over his handling of a sexual abuse scandal.

Justin Welby is spending his final day as Archbishop of Canterbury, as he prepares to step down over failures in handling a Church of England abuse scandal. Almost two months after announcing his resignation, he will officially quit the role at midnight on Monday.

Following is a chronology of major events during Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's 11-year tenure as leader of the Church of England and spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican community. Welby,

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Monday spent his final day as leader of the world's Anglicans, nearly two months after resigning over failures in the Church of England's handling

THE Most Revd Justin Welby was, one episcopal colleague has suggested, “our most efficient Archbishop since Fisher”. Against a backdrop of complaints about increased managerialism in the Church of England,

Justin Welby's tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury ends at midnight on Monday two months after his resignation over safeguarding failures in the Church of England.

His departure follows his resignation in November over Church’s mishandling of abuse allegations involving John Smyth, a sadistic abuser whose actions spanned decades - Anadolu Ajansı

Dr Welby will spend his last day at Lambeth Palace before laying down his ceremonial long staff – officially ending his ministry

After spending little time in public since his resignation, Mr Welby spent his final day leading the Church of England privately at his London base of Lambeth Palace. His duties will mainly pass to the Archbishop of York,

Timeline of events as Justin Welby's tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury officially comes to an end following his resignation over his handling of an abuse scandal, what led to this point and what has happened since.