The Archbishop of Canterbury arrives in Cairo and begins his journey by visiting the Monastery of Anba Makari

Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, arrived in Cairo in the early hours of Thursday morning.

On his behalf, the Archbishop of the Province of Alexandria confirmed in a statement today that Welby began his journey to Egypt by visiting the Monastery of Anba Makari al-Qibti in Wadi al-Natrun, to spend time for prayer and meditation there.

Archbishop Samy Fawzy pointed out that the Episcopal/Anglican Church in Egypt intensified its preparations to receive the inauguration ceremony, which he described as historic, on Friday evening, to be preceded by a press conference in which he answers the questions of the local and international press, at the headquarters of All Saints Cathedral in Zamalek.