Archbishop of Canterbury Williams to Step Down in December

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The head of the Church of England, Rowan Williams, will step down at the end of this year after serving as Archbishop of Canterbury since 2002.

The archbishop, 61, is returning to academic life and has accepted the position of master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, with effect from January 2013, the church said in a statement on its website today.