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Archbishops of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Focus for Unity for the three Instruments of Communion of the Anglican Communion, and is therefore a unique focus for Anglican unity. He calls the once-a-decade Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of Primates, and is President of the Anglican Consultative Council.


105th Archbishop of Canterbury

The Most Revd Justin Welby is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. He was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21st March 2013 …more

104th Archbishop of Canterbury

Rowan Williams was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury. He was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 27th February 2003 …more


103rd Archbishop of Canterbury

George Carey was the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, from 1991 until 2002.
Some more information on George Carey is available from archbishopofcanterbury.org

Archbishop Numericaly Full Name year Enthroned
102nd Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie 1980
101st Frederick Donald Coggan 1974
100th Arthur Michael Ramsey 1961
99th Geoffrey Francis Fisher 1945
98th William Temple 1942
97th Cosmo Gordon Lang 1928
96th Randall Thomas Davidson 1903
95th Frederick Temple 1896
94th Edward White Benson 1883
93rd Archibald Campbell Tait 1868
92nd Charles Thomas Longley 1862
91st John Bird Sumner 1848
90th William Howley 1828
89th Charles Manners-Sutton 1805
88th John Moore 1783
87th Frederick Cornwallis 1768
86th Thomas Secker 1758
85th Matthew Hutton 1757
84th Thomas Herring 1747
83rd John Potter 1737
82nd William Wake 1716
81st Thomas Tenison 1695
80th John Tillotson 1691
79th William Sancroft 1678
78th Gilbert Sheldon 1663
77th William Juxon 1660
76th William Laud 1633
75th George Abbot 1611
74th Richard Bancroft 1604
73rd John Whitgift 1583
72nd Edmund Grindal 1576
71st Matthew Parker 1559
70th Reginald Pole 1556
69th Thomas Cranmer 1533
68th William Warham 1503
67th Henry Deane 1501
66th John Morton 1486
65th Thomas Bourchier 1454
64th John Kempe 1452
63rd John Stafford 1443
62nd Henry Chichele 1414
60th Thomas Arundel restored 1399
61st Roger Walden 1398
60th Thomas Arundel 1396
59th William Courtenay 1381
58th Simon Sudbury 1375
57th William Whittlesey 1368
56th Simon Langham 1366
55th Thomas Bradwardine 1349
54th Simon Islip 1349
53rd John de Stratford 1333
52nd Simon Meopham 1328
51st Walter Reynolds 1313
50th Robert Winchelsey 1294
49th John Peckham 1279
48th Robert Kilwardby 1273
47th Boniface of Savoy 1245
46th Edmund of Abingdon 1234
45th Richard le Grant 1229
44th Stephen Langton 1207
43rd Hubert Walter 1193
42nd Baldwin 1184
41st Richard (of Dover) 1174
40th Thomas a Becket 1162
39th Theobald 1139
38th William de Corbeil 1123
37th Ralph d'Escures 1114
36th Anselm 1093
35th Lanfranc 1070
34th Stigand 1052
33rd Robert of Jumieges 1051
32nd Eadsige 1038
31st Ethelnoth 1020
30th Lyfing 1013
29th Alphege 1005
28th Aelfric 995
27th Sigeric 990
26th Ethelgar c988
25th Dunstan 960
24th Aelfsige 959
23rd Brithelm 959
22nd Oda 942
21st Wulfhelm 923
20th Athelm 914
19th Plegmund 890
18th Ethelred 870
17th Ceolnoth 833
16th Feologeld 832
15th Wulfred 805
14th Ethelhard 793
13th Jaenbert 765
12th Bregowine 761
11th Cuthbert 740
10th Nothelm 735
9th Tatwine 731
8th Berhtwald 693
7th Theodore 668
6th Deusdedit 655
5th Honorius 627
4th Justus 624
3rd Mellitus 619
2nd Laurentius 604
1st Augustine 597

 

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