The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the head of the Church of England, will embark on a 16-day visit to India from Saturday.
He will travel to Kolkata, Ranchi, Nagpur, New Delhi, Chennai, Vellore, Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram during the visit at the invitation of the Communion of Churches in India, a statement by the British High Commission said in Kolkata on Friday.
The Archbishop will visit congregations and development initiatives of the Church of North India, the Church of South India and the Mar Thoma Church.
He will meet civic and religious leaders and have a dialogue with Hindu 'Swamis' in Bangalore.
