The Archbishop had faced calls to resign after a report last week found he had taken insufficient action to stop a person it described as arguably the Church of England's most prolific serial abuser.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has resigned five days after a report found he likely knew about the actions of a serial abuser spanning decades.
John Smyth physically and sexually abused over 100 boys and young men over decades, until shortly before his death in 2018.