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His cathedral is York Minster in central York and his official residence is the Archbishop's Palace in Bishopthorpe.
The Province of York includes the 12 Dioceses north of the Midlands as well as the Diocese of Southwell ( Nottinghamshire) and the Diocese of Sodor and Man (the Isle of Man). The Archbishop is also a member of the House of Lords.
There was a bishop in York from very early Christian times. Bishops of York were particularly present at the Councils of Arles and Nicaea. However, this early Christian community was later blotted out by the pagan Saxons. There was no important archbishop of York till the consecration of St. WilfridWilfrid (c. 634 April 24, 709) was an English archbishop. He was born of good parentage in Northumbria. When serving in King Oswiu's court, he attracted the notice of the queen, Eanfled who, fostering his inclination for a religious life, placed him under in 664Events September, Synod of Whitby Births Deaths Xuanzang, famous Chinese Buddhist monk.. His successors acted as diocesan prelates until the time of Egbert of York , who received the pallium from Pope Gregory IIISaint Gregory III pope ( 731- 741), a Syrian by birth, succeeded Gregory II in March 731. His pontificate, like that of his predecessor, was disturbed by the iconoclastic controversy in the Byzantine Empire, in which he vainly invoked the intervention of in 735Events Abkhazia becomes independent, and will remain such until the 15th century Births Alcuin, missionary and bishop (approximate date) Deaths May 25 Bede, English Historian and monk 735. and established metropolitan rights in the north. The sees of CanterburyCanterbury ( Latin: Duroverum is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. Canterbury is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the primate of the Church of England. History The name Canterbury derives from the Old English Cantwareby and York were long struggling for precedence, often leading to scandalous scenes of dissension. In the 11th century10th century 11th century 12th century other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. Events 1000 (cca), Vikings, led by Leif Eirikson, establish small settlements at and aro, for instance, there was an arrangement which lasted until 1118Events Knights Templar founded Baldwin of Le Bourg succeeds his cousin Baldwin I as king of Jerusalem John II Comnenus succeeds Alexius I as Byzantine emperor Gelasius II succeeds Paschal II as pope Births December 21 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbu that the archbishops of York must be consecrated in Canterbury cathedral and swear allegiance to the Archbishop of Canterbury. In the mid 14th century, Pope Innocent VI confirmed an arrangement that the Archbishop of Canterbury should take precedence with the title Primate of All England, and that the Archbishop of York should retain the style of Primate of England.
Several of the archbishops of York held the office of Lord Chancellor and played some parts in affairs of state. As Peter Heylyn ( 1600- 1662) wrote: "This see has yielded to the Church eight saints, to the Church of Rome three cardinals, to the realm of England twelve Lord Chancellors and two Lord Treasurers, and to the north of England two Lord Presidents ."
Walter de Grey purchased York Place in London, which after the fall of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, was to become the Palace of Whitehall.