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William Laud
William Laud (7 October 1573 – 10 January 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. One of the High Church Caroline divines, he opposed radical forms of Puritanism. This and his support for King Charles I resulted in his beheading in the...
Start Date:
- 1633
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End Date:
- Jan 10, 1645
Matthew Parker
Matthew Parker (6 August 1504 – 17 May 1575) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until his death in 1575. He was also an influential theologian and arguably the co-founder (with Thomas Cranmer and Richard Hooker) of Anglican theological thought....
Start Date:
- 1559
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End Date:
- 1575
Edmund Grindal
Edmund Grindal (c. 1519 – 6 July 1583) was an English church leader who successively held the posts of Bishop of London, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury.
Tradition, also retailed by Grindal's biographer John Strype, had long held...
Start Date:
- Jul 26, 1575
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End Date:
- Jul 6, 1583
John Whitgift
John Whitgift (c. 1530 – 29 February 1604) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death. Noted for his hospitality, he was somewhat ostentatious in his habits, sometimes visiting Canterbury and other towns attended by a retinue of 800...
Start Date:
- 1583
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End Date:
- Feb 29, 1604
Richard Bancroft
Archbishop Richard Bancroft, DD, BD, MA, BA (1544 – 2 November 1610), Archbishop of Canterbury and the "chief overseer" of the production of the authorized version of the Bible.
Bancroft was born at Farnworth, then a village in south Lancashire, in...
Start Date:
- 1604
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End Date:
- Nov 2, 1610
George Abbot
George Abbot (19 October 1562 – 5 August 1633) was an English divine and Archbishop of Canterbury. He also served as the fourth Chancellor of Trinity College, Dublin between 1612 and 1633.
The Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as "[a]...
Start Date:
- Mar 4, 1611
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End Date:
- Aug 5, 1633
William Juxon
William Juxon (1582 – 4 June 1663) was an English churchman, Bishop of London from 1633 to 1649 and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1660 until his death.
He was the son of Robert Juxon and was born probably at Chichester, and educated at Merchant...
Start Date:
- 1660
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End Date:
- Jun 4, 1663
Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon (1598–1677) was an English Archbishop of Canterbury.
He was born in Stanton, Staffordshire in the parish of Ellastone, on 19 July 1598, the youngest son of Roger Sheldon; his father worked for Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury....
Start Date:
- 1663
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End Date:
- 1677
William Sancroft
William Sancroft (30 January 1617 – 24 November 1693), was the 79th Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sancroft was born at Fressingfield in Suffolk, son of Francis Sandcroft (1580-1647) and Margaret Sandcroft née Butcher (1594-1631). He was educated at Bury...
Start Date:
- 1677
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End Date:
- Nov 24, 1693
John Tillotson
John Tillotson (October 1630 – 22 November 1694) was an Archbishop of Canterbury (1691–1694).
Tillotson was the son of a Puritan clothier at Haughend, Sowerby, Yorkshire. He entered as a pensioner of Clare Hall, Cambridge, in 1647, graduated in 1650...
Start Date:
- 1691
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End Date:
- 1694
Thomas Tenison
Thomas Tenison (29 September 1636 – 14 December 1715) was an English church leader, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1694 until his death. During his primacy, he crowned two British monarchs.
He was born at Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, and educated at...
Start Date:
- 1695
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End Date:
- Dec 14, 1715
William Wake
William Wake (26 January 1657 – 24 January 1737), was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.
Wake was born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He took orders,...
Start Date:
- 1716
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End Date:
- 1737
John Potter
John Potter (c. 1674 – 10 October 1747) was Archbishop of Canterbury.
He was the son of a linen-draper at Wakefield, Yorkshire. At the age of fourteen he entered University College, Oxford, and in 1693 he published notes on Plutarch's De audiendis...
Start Date:
- 1715
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End Date:
- 1737
Thomas Herring
Thomas Herring (1693 – 23 March 1757) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1747 to 1757.
He was educated at Wisbech Grammar School and later Jesus College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he was a contemporary of Matthew Hutton, who succeeded him in turn in...
Start Date:
- 1737
Role:
End Date:
- 1743
Matthew Hutton
Matthew Hutton (3 January 1693 – 18 March 1758) was a high churchman in the Church of England, serving as Archbishop of York (1747–1757) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1757 to 1758). He was a direct descendant of Matthew Hutton, who served as...
Start Date:
- 1743
Role:
End Date:
- 1747
Thomas Secker
Thomas Secker (1693 – 3 August 1768), Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
In 1699, Secker went to Richard Brown's free school in Chesterfield, staying with his half-sister and her husband, Elizabeth and Richard Milnes....
Start Date:
- 1735
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End Date:
- 1737
Frederick Cornwallis
Frederick Cornwallis (5 March 1713 – 19 March 1783) was Archbishop of Canterbury, and the twin brother of Edward Cornwallis.
Cornwallis was born in London, England, the seventh son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis. He was educated at Eton...
Start Date:
- 1768
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End Date:
- 1783
John Moore
John Moore (26 April 1730 – 18 January 1805) was a bishop in the Church of England.
Moore was the son of George Moore, butcher, and his wife Jane. He was born in Gloucester and was educated at the Crypt School there. He was a student at Pembroke...
Start Date:
- 1783
Role:
End Date:
- 1805
Charles Manners-Sutton
Charles Manners-Sutton (17 February 1755 – 21 July 1828) was a priest in the Church of England who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1805 to 1828.
Manners-Sutton was the fourth son of Lord George Manners-Sutton, third son of John Manners, 3rd...
Start Date:
- 1792
Role:
End Date:
- 1805
William Howley
William Howley (1766–1848) was a clergyman in the Church of England. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1828 to 1848.
Howley's grandfather was, probably, a Lawrence HOOLEY/HOWLEY of Heaton Mersey: and his uncle, JOSEPH HOOLEY [sic] was vicar...
Start Date:
- 1813
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End Date:
- 1828
John Bird Sumner
John Bird Sumner (1780 – 6 September 1862) was a bishop in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sumner was the elder brother of Bishop Charles Richard Sumner. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire and educated at Eton College and...
Start Date:
- 1828
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End Date:
- 1848
Charles Thomas Longley
Charles Thomas Longley (28 July 1794 – 27 October 1868), was a priest in the Church of England. He served as Bishop of Ripon, Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York, and later as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death.
He was born at...
Start Date:
- 1836
Role:
End Date:
- 1856
Archibald Campbell Tait
Archibald Campbell Tait (21 December 1811 – 3 December 1882) was a priest in the Church of England and an Archbishop of Canterbury.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated the Royal High School, his parents were Presbyterian, but he early turned...
Start Date:
- 1849
Role:
End Date:
- 1856
Edward White Benson
Edward White Benson (14 July 1829 – 11 October 1896) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1882 until his death.
Edward White Benson was born in Highgate, Birmingham, the son of a Birmingham chemical manufacturer. He was educated at King Edward's School...
Start Date:
- 1882
Role:
End Date:
- 1896
Frederick Temple
Frederick Temple (30 November 1821 – 23 December 1902) was an English academic, teacher, churchman and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1896 until his death.
Temple was born in Santa Maura, one of the Ionian Islands, the son of Major Octavius Temple,...
Start Date:
- 1896
Role:
End Date:
- 1902
Randall Thomas Davidson
Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, KCVO (7 April 1848 – 25 May 1930) was an Anglican clergyman of Scottish origin who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928.
He studied at Harrow School and Trinity College, Oxford...
Start Date:
- 1903
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End Date:
- 1928
Cosmo Lang
William Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth, GCVO, PC (31 October 1864 – 5 December 1945), was an Anglican prelate who served as Archbishop of York (1908–1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928–1942). His rapid elevation to Archbishop of...
Start Date:
- 1928
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End Date:
- 1942
William Temple
William Temple (15 October 1881 – 26 October 1944) was a priest in the Church of England. He served as Bishop of Manchester (1921–29), Archbishop of York (1929–42), and Archbishop of Canterbury (1942–44).
Temple was the second son of Archbishop...
Start Date:
- 1942
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End Date:
- 1944
Geoffrey Fisher
Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Baron Fisher of Lambeth GCVO, PC (5 May 1887 – 15 September 1972) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 to 1961. Fisher was buried in a crypt in St Andrew, Trent, Dorset.
Fisher was brought up in an Anglican background, and...
Start Date:
- 1945
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End Date:
- 1961
Michael Ramsey
Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury PC (14 November 1904 – 23 April 1988) was the one hundredth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed on 31 May 1961 and was in office from June 1961 to 1974.
Michael Ramsey was born in Cambridge in...
Start Date:
- 1961
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End Date:
- 1974
Donald Coggan
Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan PC (9 October 1909 – 17 May 2000) was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980, during which time he visited Rome and met the Pontiff, in company with Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, future Cardinal...
Start Date:
- 1974
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End Date:
- 1980
Robert Runcie
Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie PC, MC (2 October 1921 – 11 July 2000) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991.
He was born and spent his early life in Great Crosby, a suburb of Liverpool, Lancashire, to middle class and rather...
Start Date:
- 1980
Role:
End Date:
- 1991
George Carey
George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton PC FKC (born 13 November 1935) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002. He was the first modern holder not to have attended Oxford or Cambridge University. His time as archbishop saw the Church of...
Start Date:
- 1991
Role:
End Date:
- 2002
Rowan Williams
Rowan Douglas Williams (born 14 June 1950) is an Anglican bishop and theologian. He is the current (104th) Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003....
Start Date:
- 2002
Role:
William Wake
William Wake (26 January 1657 – 24 January 1737), was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.
Wake was born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He took orders,...
Start Date:
- 1705
Role:
End Date:
- 1716
John Potter
John Potter (c. 1674 – 10 October 1747) was Archbishop of Canterbury.
He was the son of a linen-draper at Wakefield, Yorkshire. At the age of fourteen he entered University College, Oxford, and in 1693 he published notes on Plutarch's De audiendis...
Start Date:
- 1737
Role:
End Date:
- 1747
Thomas Herring
Thomas Herring (1693 – 23 March 1757) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1747 to 1757.
He was educated at Wisbech Grammar School and later Jesus College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he was a contemporary of Matthew Hutton, who succeeded him in turn in...
Start Date:
- 1747
Role:
End Date:
- 1757
Thomas Herring
Thomas Herring (1693 – 23 March 1757) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1747 to 1757.
He was educated at Wisbech Grammar School and later Jesus College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he was a contemporary of Matthew Hutton, who succeeded him in turn in...
Start Date:
- 1743
Role:
End Date:
- 1747
Archibald Campbell Tait
Archibald Campbell Tait (21 December 1811 – 3 December 1882) was a priest in the Church of England and an Archbishop of Canterbury.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated the Royal High School, his parents were Presbyterian, but he early turned...
Start Date:
- 1868
Role:
End Date:
- 1882
Archibald Campbell Tait
Archibald Campbell Tait (21 December 1811 – 3 December 1882) was a priest in the Church of England and an Archbishop of Canterbury.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated the Royal High School, his parents were Presbyterian, but he early turned...
Start Date:
- 1856
Role:
End Date:
- 1868
Charles Thomas Longley
Charles Thomas Longley (28 July 1794 – 27 October 1868), was a priest in the Church of England. He served as Bishop of Ripon, Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York, and later as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death.
He was born at...
Start Date:
- 1860
Role:
End Date:
- 1862
Charles Thomas Longley
Charles Thomas Longley (28 July 1794 – 27 October 1868), was a priest in the Church of England. He served as Bishop of Ripon, Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York, and later as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death.
He was born at...
Start Date:
- 1856
Role:
End Date:
- 1860
Charles Thomas Longley
Charles Thomas Longley (28 July 1794 – 27 October 1868), was a priest in the Church of England. He served as Bishop of Ripon, Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York, and later as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death.
He was born at...
Start Date:
- 1862
Role:
End Date:
- 1868
Charles Manners-Sutton
Charles Manners-Sutton (17 February 1755 – 21 July 1828) was a priest in the Church of England who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1805 to 1828.
Manners-Sutton was the fourth son of Lord George Manners-Sutton, third son of John Manners, 3rd...
Start Date:
- 1805
Role:
End Date:
- 1828
Matthew Hutton
Matthew Hutton (3 January 1693 – 18 March 1758) was a high churchman in the Church of England, serving as Archbishop of York (1747–1757) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1757 to 1758). He was a direct descendant of Matthew Hutton, who served as...
Start Date:
- 1747
Role:
End Date:
- 1757
Matthew Hutton
Matthew Hutton (3 January 1693 – 18 March 1758) was a high churchman in the Church of England, serving as Archbishop of York (1747–1757) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1757 to 1758). He was a direct descendant of Matthew Hutton, who served as...
Start Date:
- 1757
Role:
End Date:
- 1758
John Bird Sumner
John Bird Sumner (1780 – 6 September 1862) was a bishop in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sumner was the elder brother of Bishop Charles Richard Sumner. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire and educated at Eton College and...
Start Date:
- 1848
Role:
End Date:
- 1862
Thomas Secker
Thomas Secker (1693 – 3 August 1768), Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
In 1699, Secker went to Richard Brown's free school in Chesterfield, staying with his half-sister and her husband, Elizabeth and Richard Milnes....
Start Date:
- 1737
Role:
End Date:
- 1758
Thomas Secker
Thomas Secker (1693 – 3 August 1768), Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
In 1699, Secker went to Richard Brown's free school in Chesterfield, staying with his half-sister and her husband, Elizabeth and Richard Milnes....
Start Date:
- 1758
Role:
End Date:
- 1768
William Howley
William Howley (1766–1848) was a clergyman in the Church of England. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1828 to 1848.
Howley's grandfather was, probably, a Lawrence HOOLEY/HOWLEY of Heaton Mersey: and his uncle, JOSEPH HOOLEY [sic] was vicar...
Start Date:
- 1828
Role:
End Date:
- 1848
