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Archbishop of Canterbury

Great Britain · Religion / Church of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

12Records
1868–2003Date range
11Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1868

Archibald Tait1868

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1883

Edward Benson1883

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1896

Frederick Temple1896

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1903

Randall Davidson1903

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1928

Cosmo Gordon Lang1928

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1944

Geoffrey Fisher1944

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1961

Michael Ramsey31 May 1961

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1974

Donald Coggan1974

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1980

Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie1980

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1991

George Carey25 July 1991

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, announcement made

George Carey1991

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

2003

Rowan Williams2003

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

Names involved

Archibald TaitCosmo Gordon LangDonald CogganEdward BensonFrederick TempleGeoffrey FisherGeorge CareyMichael RamseyRandall DavidsonRobert Alexander Kennedy RuncieRowan Williams

Provenance

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