Archbishop of Canterbury laments church's role in slavery during Ghana visit

Archbishop of Canterbury laments church's role in slavery during Ghana Featured Jul - 31 - 2026 , 13:56 2 minutes read The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Reverend Sarah Mullally, has ed Cape Coast Castle, the former British slave trading post where thousands of enslaved Africans were held in appalling conditions before being transported to the Americas."Being at Cape Coast Castle and seeing the horrific conditions that thousands of people were kept in, it is impossible not to feel the weight of the immense evil that drove the transatlantic slave trade," Archbishop Sarah said.

The Archbishop also prayed in a former Anglican chapel located directly above the dungeons where male prisoners were held in cramped, unsanitary conditions.