Anglican Communion List of current Christian leaders
her majesty queen elizabeth ii supreme governor of church of england. the monarch of united kingdom, elizabeth ii, supreme governor of church of england places titular leader of approximately 85 million anglican christians. 1 of 2 christian leaders head of state, other being pope. english , british monarchs have held position in church of england since 1534 when henry viii broke away roman catholic church. archbishop of canterbury , primate the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, principal leader of anglican communion makes him spiritual leader of 85 million christians. in contexts however, archbishop of canterbury considered spiritual leader of church of england, 26 million in england alone. as primate of church of england , bishop of diocese of canterbury, see churches must in communion in order part of anglican communion, symbolic head of worldwide anglican communion. known first among equals, leads through example , persuasion has no legal jurisdiction outside england.