Sebastian Williams

His Lordship The Most Honourable and Most Reverend Cardinal Dr. Sebastian Williams
Lord Archbishop of Sulthey, Primate of Erbonia, Margrave of Sulthey, Cardinal Rector of Allhallows Grenham
Archbishopric
Rank	Primate and Cardinal Archbishop
Church	Church of Nortend
Diocese	Sulthey
Elected	March 9th, 2001
Installed	August 30th, 2001
Predecessor	John Culsen
Orders Deaconhood Date June 5th, 1971 Place Cholstave College Chapel Priesthood Date December 22nd, 1973 Place Chepingstow Minster Ordained by Archbishop Bernard Alseer Bishophood Date August 27th, 1988 Place Polton Cathedral Main consecrator Archbishop Bernard Alseer Co-consecrators Bishop Andrew Swaft; Bishop Henry Lovegrand-Otter Cardinalhood Date October 3rd, 1995 Appointed by King Alexander II
Curacy
Livings	All Hallows’, Grenham
Residences	Abbotscourt, Sulthey Grenham Palace, Lendert
Previous	Cardinal Rector of St Endrith (1995–2001) Lord Bishop of Polton (1992–2001) Bishop of Laveshot (1988–1992) Archdeacon of Huntspot (1982–1988) Vicar of Racham Fuller (1973-1988)
Personal details
Birth name	John Martin Williams
Born	(1947-01-20) 20 January 1947
Nationality	Erbonian
Alma mater	University of Aldesey
Signature	Sebastianos Sulatien
Part of a series on the Church of Nortend
Liturgy	Nortish Rite
Theology	Akeepian Frympellite
Structure Places Sulthey Cathedral Abbey Lendert Cathedral Priory Chepingstow Cathedral Minster Polton Cathedral Minster Allord Abbey University of Aldesey Nortish religious houses Churchmen Archbishop of Sulthey Archbishop of Limmes Archbishop of Rhise
Art and Music	Church music Illuminated manuscripts Architecture

Sebastian John Martin Williams (born Sebastian John 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 Christopher Williams, Rector of St James's, Cudstow. He was baptised Sebastian John Williams. He was sent to Norsten Preparatory School and then took a scholarship to Allord College, taking the confirmation name of Martin. 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, 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 as a prebend of St. Peter's Cathedral.

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

Williams's full formal style, which omits the honorifics 'His Grace', 'Cardinal' and 'Doctor', is

The Most Honourable Prince and Most Reverend Father in God Sebastian John Martin Williams by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Sulthey Primate of Erbonia Margrave of Sulthey and Cardinal Rector of Allhallows Grenham.