The Lambeth Awards are awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In addition to the Lambeth degrees, there are a number of non-academic awards. Before 2016, these awards consisted of the Lambeth Cross, the Canterbury Cross, and the Cross of St Augustine. In 2016, these awards were expanded with six new awards named after previous Archbishops of Canterbury.
List of awards Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion Cross of St Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion (in bronze, silver, or gold) Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England The Dunstan Award for Prayer and the Religious Life The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation The Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness The Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship The Langton Award for Community Service The Thomas Cranmer Award for Worship
Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion
The Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion is the highest award within the Anglican Communion. It is a very rare honour and has only been awarded twice.
Cross of St Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion
The Cross of St Augustine was created in 1965 by Archbishop Michael Ramsey. It is the second highest award of the Anglican Communion and has three grades - bronze, silver and gold.
Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism The Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism was originally created in 1940. It is awarded "to those who have made an outstanding contribution to ecumenical work in support of the Church of England or to those who have made exceptional contributions to relations between the faiths".
List of recipients 2004 Brother Roger
2016 Anba Angaelos, "for his contributions to ecumenical and interfaith engagement and his tireless commitment to peace and reconciliation" Gregorios Theocharous, "for his contributions to Church relations, the integration and education of the Greek community in Great Britain and the promotion of respect between communities" Simon Stephens, " for his significant contribution to ecumenism, especially with the Eastern Orthodox Churches"
2017 Agnes Abuom, "for her exceptional contribution to the Ecumenical Movement, for her work with the World Council of Churches and currently its Moderator" John Glass, "for leading the Elim Pentecostal Church into new ecumenical relationships and for his commitment to Christian unity in evangelism" Peter Howdle, "for his outstanding contribution to Anglican-Methodist relations" Antje Jackelén, "for her services to ecumenism - especially her leadership in addressing human, theological and social issues in partnership and dialogue" Kallistos Ware, "for his outstanding contribution to Anglican-Orthodox theological dialogue"
2021 Aidan Harker, "For his wholehearted, wide-ranging and sustained commitment to ecumenism" Bruce Kent and Valerie Flessati, "For exceptional, tireless and lifelong dedication to the Christian ecumenical search for peace, both individually and together."
2022
No awards.
Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England The Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England is awarded for "outstanding service to the Church of England".
List of recipients 2016 Peter Beesley, "for his contribution to the practical application of ecclesiastical, property and charity law throughout and beyond the Church of England over a period of approximately 40 years" Philip Giddings, "for sustained excellence in voluntary service to the Church" Sarah Horsman, "for her contribution to the alleviation of clergy stress" Carl Lee, "for his contribution to the alleviation of clergy stress" Bob Mackintosh, "for his contribution to leadership development in the Church of England"
2017 Peter Bruinvels, "for sustained and outstanding work in support of the Church of England" Paul Dillingham, "for sustained and outstanding service to the Anglican Church in Finland" Sir William Fittall, "for his outstanding and sustained contribution to the Church of England and to the Archbishops' Council in particular" Jane Kennedy, "for outstanding conservation work, including supervision of major projects, at Ely Cathedral, Newcastle Cathedral and Christ Church, Oxford" George Lings, "for leading significant research into church growth and planting which has had a long lasting effect on dioceses across the Church of England" Sir John Mummery, "for his outstanding contribution in the fields of clergy discipline and ecclesiastical law" John Rees, "for services to the Church of England as both a lawyer and a priest" Sir Andreas Whittam Smith, "for his outstanding contribution as First Estates Commissioner of the Church of England"
2018 Rupert Bursell, "for his contribution to the understanding and application of ecclesiastical law in the Church of England" Michael Gilbert Clarke, "for outstanding service to church and society over many years" John Collins, "for his outstanding record in growing churches and training evangelists and leaders" Margaret Holness, "for sustained excellence as Education Correspondent of the Church Times for over twenty years" Andrew Nunn, "for outstanding and unstinting service to the Church's and the Archbishop's administration for 37 years" Rona Orme, "for outstanding work in the field of Christian education for children in Peterborough Diocese and beyond"
2020
Melvyn Redgers OBE, "for outstanding continuous service in the vocation of Lay Reader since 1958."
2021
Charles George QC, "For his unique contribution to the application and development of ecclesiastical law."
2022 Charlie Arbuthnot, "for outstanding contribution to the Church of England in chairing the Archbishops’ Commission on Housing, Church and Community." Sir Mark Hedley, "for outstanding service to the diocese of Liverpool and the Anglican Church as a Chancellor and Lay Reader." Queen Elizabeth II, "for unstinting support of the Church throughout her reign." 2023
Lee Marshall, Chief of Staff, Church of England Pensions Board, "for outstanding service to diversity and inclusion in the Church of England, particularly in the National Church Institutions".
Dunstan Award for Prayer and the Religious Life The Dunstan Award for Prayer and the Religious Life is named after St Dunstan (Archbishop of Canterbury in the 10th century). It is awarded for "outstanding contributions to the renewal of Prayer and the Religious Life".
List of recipients 2016 Fr. Laurent Fabre, "for services towards the renewal of Religious Life" Brother Samuel SSF, "for his contribution to revitalising the religious life"
2017 Adrian Chatfield, "for outstanding contributions to prayer and spiritual formation through the work of the Simeon Centre at Ridley Hall, Cambridge" Abbot Stuart Burns OSB, "for his outstanding contribution both to the Burford Community and its move to Mucknell Abbey and his wider involvement nationally in developing and supporting Fresh Expressions of the Religious Life"
2022 Fr. George Westhaver, "for his outstanding service as Principal of Pusey House since 2013 and for keeping up the witness of the Church to the World before and through the pandemic."
Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation is named after Hubert Walter (Archbishop of Canterbury from 1193 to 1205). It is awarded for "an outstanding contribution in the areas of reconciliation and interfaith cooperation".
List of recipients 2016 Bill Marsh, "for his outstanding work in mediation" Ibrahim Mogra, "for his sustained contribution to understanding between the Abrahamic faiths" Sir Andrew Pocock, "for his service to peace and stability in Nigeria" David Rosen, "for his commitment and contribution to the work of Inter Religious relations between, particularly, the Jewish and Catholic faiths" Martin Turner, "for his work in post-war reconciliation with Germany"
2017 Samuel Azariah, "for outstanding dedication to supporting and strengthening the work of women and young people in the Church of Pakistan, and for fostering ecumenical relations among Christians in Pakistan" Jane Clements, "for her outstanding contribution to Christian-Jewish understanding and, especially, her leadership of the Council of Christians and Jews" Bill Musk, "for his contributions to the understanding of Islam for non-Muslims, through his outstanding five books on Islam and his many articles on the subject" Paride Taban, "for his contribution to reconciliation and interfaith cooperation in Southern Sudan"
2020 Jocelyn Armstrong, "for her outstanding contribution to interfaith relations in New Zealand" The Rev. Canon Paul-Gordon Chandler, "for his distinct and exceptional contribution in using the arts for interreligious peacebuilding around the world" Abdul Muquaddas Choudhuri, "for outstanding work in the area of Interfaith Cooperation" Jan Pike, "for her outstanding commitment and contribution to grass roots inter-faith and cross-cultural work" The Reverend Canon Stephen Williams, "for an outstanding contribution and commitment to building relationships between Christians and Jews in Manchester"
Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness The Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness is named after St Alphege (Archbishop of Canterbury in the 11th century). It is awarded for evangelism and witness.
List of recipients
2016 Chrysogon Bamber, "for her distinguished service and leadership in Reader ministry" John Coles, "for his contribution to Missio Dei" Pamela Cooper, "for her contribution to the church in Japan over 41 years between 1968 and 2008" Susan C. Essam, "for her contribution to Theological Education by Extension in Nigeria" Agu Irukwu, "for his contribution to the sustainable spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ in the United Kingdom and beyond" Tim Royle, "for his contribution to the life of the Church of England for more than sixty years as an evangelical preacher, innovator and enabler"
2017 Philip Fletcher, "for outstanding leadership in mission through his chairmanship of the Mission and Public Affairs Council" Robert and Mary Hopkins, "for outstanding contributions to fresh expressions of church"
2021 The Revd Omid Moludy, "for the outstanding role that he has played in evangelism and discipleship amongst ethnically diverse communities"
Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship The Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship is named after Lanfranc (Archbishop of Canterbury in the 11th century). It is awarded for education and scholarship.
List of recipients 2016 David V. Day, "for his contribution to Christian education and preaching" Maureen Hogarth, "for her exemplary career in teaching imbued with Christian values" Eeva John, "for her contribution to the development of theological education for ministry and mission across England"
2017 Zoë Bennett, "for her outstanding contribution to theological education in East Anglia and beyond" Jeremy Morris, "for outstanding contributions as a teacher, scholar, and nurturer of the desire to learn, which have influenced the next generation of ordinands and enhanced the Church of England's self-understanding" Haifa Najjar, "for her outstanding contribution to education in Jordan and her exemplary leading role in Jordanian society as a Christian woman" Colin Podmore, "for services to education and scholarship in support of the Church of England and the wider Church"
2020 Lydia Muthoni Mwaniki, "For her prayerful, post-colonial interpretation of the New Testament, astute advocacy of gender justice, and articulate joy in Christ, which have influenced church leaders and the education and hope of innumerable women throughout Africa"