Sebastian Williams

His Grace The Most Reverend and Most Honourable Cardinal Doctor Sebastian Williams
Lord Archbishop of Sulthey, Primate of Erbonia, Margrave of Sulthey, Cardinal Rector of Allhallows Grenham
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Church	Church of Nortend
Province	Sulthey
Diocese	Sulthey
Elected	March 9, 2001
Installed	August 30, 2001
Predecessor	John Culsen
Orders
Rank	Cardinal Archbishop
Personal details
Birth name	John Martin Williams
Born	(1947-01-20) 20 January 1947
Nationality	Erbonian
Denomination	Cardican
Residence	Bishop's Court, Sulthey; Grenham Palace, Lendert
Previous post	Cardinal Rector of St Endrith (1995–2001) Lord Bishop of Polton (1992–2001) Bishop of Laveshot (1988–1992) Dean of Huntspot (1982–1988) Vicar of Racham Fuller (1973-1988)
Alma mater	University of Aldesey
Ordination history
History Diaconal ordination Date June 5, 1971 Place Cholstave College Chapel Priestly ordination Ordained by Archbishop Bernard Alseer Date December 22, 1973 Place Chepingstow Minster Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Archbishop Stanley Rupert-Tallier Co-consecrators Bishop Andrew Swaft, Bishop Henry Lovegrand-Otter Date August 27, 1988 Place Polton Cathedral Cardinalate Elevated by Alexander II Date October 3, 1995

Sebastian John Martin Williams (born John Martin Williams January 20, 1947) is the Xth Lord Archbishop of Sulthey and the most senior bishop of the Church of Nortend. Williams was enthroned as Archbishop on August 30, 2001, and incardinated to Allhallows Grenham, Lendert-with-Cadell on the next day, August 31.

Early life and education

Williams was born in Cudstow, Southannering, first and only child of The Rev'd Christopher Williams, Rector of St James's, Cudstow. He was baptised John Martin Williams. He was sent to Norsten Preparatory School and then took a scholarship to Allord College, taking the confirmation name of Sebastian. He matriculated at Cholestave College as an Old Dominostrian at the University of Aldesey where he took a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts.

Having been ordained as deacon in 1969, and adopting his confirmation name, upon receiving the licentia docendi, Williams began reading for his Bachelor of Divinity. He incepted as Master of Arts in 1971 and graduated as Bachelor of Divinity later that year.

Ministry

Williams was ordained a priest upon graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1972 by the then Archbishop of Sulthey, Bernard Alseer, and was presented by a school friend, Sir Andrew Wegg, to the lucrative benefice of Racham Fuller in Durmenshire, worth £630 per annum, becoming Vicar thereof in 1973. In 1976, he married Susan Hartle. Williams was also appointed the dean forane for the Hundred of Huntspot in 1982.

His duties at Racham Fuller were light, and he busied himself in academic pursuits, eventually in 1986 receiving his Doctorate of Divinity from the University of Aldesey. In 1988, he was elected, consecrated and installed as the Bishop of Laveshot, the bishopric coadjutor in the Diocese of Polton. Upon the death of Bishop Fullengar, he automatically succeeded as Lord Bishop of Polton from 1992. He was created a cardinal in 1995, being incardinated to St Endrith in Lendert-with-Cadell.

Views

Williams has generally followed the orthodox Akeepian theology. However, he has promoted greater religious tolerence in Great Nortend, and tentatively supported the passage of the Prohibitions Act Amendment Act, 16 Alex. II in 2019 which reduced the restrictions placed on the practice of Mohammedanism. He, however, had provoked tensions in 2008 when he appeared to condone the hanging of convicted serial rapist Gerard Blaker, despite the Church's position that only treason, forstal, desecration (of a host) and murder justify capital punishment.

Williams has consistently attacked same-sex marriages, which are not possible in Great Nortend. He said in 2017 that they pose a threat to the moral compass of the world, whilst simultaneously affirming same-sex platonic relationships as being 'normal' and 'valuable', drawing a direct analogy with examples of Biblical non-romantic love.

Styles

• Master John Martin Williams (1947–1958)
• Mr. John Martin Sebastian Williams (1958–1966)
• The Learned Mr. John Martin Sebastian Williams (1966–1969)
• The Reverend Deacon Mr. Sebastian John Martin Williams (1969–1972)
• The Reverend Mr. Sebastian John Martin Williams (1972–1982)
• The Very Reverend Mr. Sebastian John Martin Williams, Dean of Huntspot (1982–1986)
• The Very Reverend Dr. Sebastian John Martin Williams, Dean of Huntspot (1986–1988)
• The Right Reverend and Honourable Dr. Sebastian John Martin Williams, Bishop of Laveshot (1988–1992)
• His Lordship The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr. Sebastian John Martin Williams, Lord Bishop of Polton (1992–1995)
• His Lordship The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Cardinal Dr. Sebastian John Martin Williams, Lord Bishop of Polton and Cardinal Rector of St Endrith (1995–2001)
• His Grace The Most Reverend and Most Honourable Cardinal Dr. Sebastian John Martin Williams, Lord Archbishop of Sulthey, Primate of Erbonia, Margrave of Sulthey and Cardinal Rector of Allhallows Grenham (2001–present)