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Geoffrey Francis Fisher
Geoffrey Francis Fisher 1887-1972, archbishop of Canterbury (1945-61). He was educated at Oxford and ordained a priest in 1913. He served as assistant master of Marlborough College (1911-14) and as headmaster of Repton School (1914-32). In 1932 he became bishop of Chester; from 1939 to 1945 he was ... Read more
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Cosmo Gordon Lang 1864-1945, English churchman, archbishop of York (1908-28), archbishop of Canterbury (1928-42), b. Aberdeen, Scotland. From 1901 to 1908, while suffragan bishop of Stepney, London, and canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, he attempted to improve slum conditions and attracted wide attent... Read more
William Courtenay
William Courtenay , c.1342-1396, English prelate, archbishop of Canterbury (1381-96). He was important for his condemnation of the doctrines of Wyclif and for suppressing the Lollards. ... Read more
Edward White Benson
Edward White Benson 1829-96, archbishop of Canterbury, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was appointed (1877) the first bishop of Truro, and in 1882 he was appointed archbishop of Canterbury. His clerical writings include Cyprian (1897) and Apocalypse (1900). Three of his four sons bec... Read more
Eadmer
Eadmer or Edmer , d. 1124?, English monk and historian. He was in the monastery of Christ Church, Canterbury, when Anselm became archbishop of Canterbury, and his biography of St. Anselm is the basic one. Eadmer's Historiae novorum is a history of England from 1066 to 1122 from the ecclesiasti... Read more
Myton, battle of
Myton, battle of, 1319. While Edward II was besieging Berwick in 1319, Robert I Bruce sent Sir James Douglas and the earl of Moray on a diversionary raid, deep into Yorkshire. They were confronted at Myton-on-Swale, just east of Boroughbridge, by a scratch army hastily collected by William ... Read more
Saint Paulinus
Saint Paulinus , d. 644, Italian missionary, bishop of York (625-33). He was a Roman monk who went to England with the mission of St. Augustine of Canterbury in 601. For some years he worked in Kent, then went as archbishop to Northumbria. Paulinus succeeded temporarily in converting Northumbria a... Read more
Gilbert Sheldon
Gilbert Sheldon 1598-1677, English divine, archbishop of Canterbury. He attended Charles I at Oxford and Newmarket and in the Isle of Wight, remaining thereafter in retirement until the Restoration, when he became (1660) bishop of London and later (1663) archbishop of Canterbury. Sheldon was an inf... Read more
Jean Baptiste Lamy
Jean Baptiste Lamy , 1814-88, Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. Southwest, b. France. He was ordained in 1838 and, after doing missionary work in S Ohio, was sent to New Mexico in 1850 as vicar apostolic. In 1852 he was responsible for the establishment of the first school for teaching English i... Read more
Folquet de Marseille
Folquet de Marseille , 1150-1231, Provençal troubadour. He took orders, rose to be archbishop of Toulouse, and became notorious as the chief prosecutor in Provence of the Albigensian Crusade. Dante awarded him a place in Paradise. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Archbishop"

Novgorod, Archbishop of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History NOVGOROD, ARCHBISHOP OF The archbishop was the highest ecclesiastical office and symbolic head of...Arkady. However, the ability of Novgorod to select its own archbishop did not make the Church independent of the metropolitan, who...
Archbishop Oscar Romero
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Archbishop Oscar Romero Until his assassination by right-wing gunmen, Archbishop Oscar Romero (1917-1980) of San Salvador...to succeed San Salvador's aged metropolitan archbishop, Luis Chávez y González...
Canterbury, Archbishop of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Canterbury, Archbishop of Primate of All England and spiritual leader of the...Augustine , leader of the mission, became the first Archbishop. During the Reformation, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer accepted the decision of the English...
York, Archbishop of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia York, Archbishop of Second-highest office of the Church of England...given the title Primate of the Northern Province. The Archbishop is now Primate of England (the Archbishop of Canterbury is Primate of all England).
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Archbishop Desmond Tutu In the 1980s Archbishop Desmond Tutu (born 1931) became South Africa's most prominent...A short 14 months later, in April 1986, he was elected archbishop of Cape Town, the first Black person to head the Anglican...
archbishop
Book article from: World Encyclopedia archbishop Chief or highest-ranking bishop who is head of an ecclesiastical province or archdiocese. The main function of an archbishop is to supervise the work of bishops .
Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterbury
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterbury (833–70), had the difficult task of establishing working relations with the West Saxon kings who had...
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Death Comes for the Archbishop, novel by Willa Cather , published in 1927. Bishop Jean Latour and his vicar Father Joseph Vaillant together create pioneer missions...
Saint Thomas à Becket
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Becket, 1118-70, English martyr, archbishop of Canterbury, b. London. He is called...1142) the household of Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury, in whose service he...was ordained priest and consecrated archbishop of Canterbury. Archbishop of Canterbury...
Becket, Thomas
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...Thomas ( c. 1120–70). Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in his...his) before entering the service of Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury in 1145. He...strong Canterbury tradition that the archbishop ought to be a monk. Reluctantly the...

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Archbishop of Canterbury's Degrees
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Archbishop of Canterbury's Degrees. By a custom begun in 13th cent. the Archbishop of Canterbury may confer degrees, among them...x2019; degrees (Lambeth being site of the Archbishop's London palace). In 1936 he instituted...
Archbishop
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Archbishop. Title of certain Christian bishops , approximately equivalent to metropolitan .
archbishop
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church archbishop. The title, applied in the 4th–5th cents. to patriarchs and holders of other outstanding sees, came to be extended to all metropolitans having jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province.
Becket, Thomas
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Thomas ( c. 1120–70). Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in his...London, Becket entered the service of Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury in 1145. Soon...In June 1162 Becket was consecrated archbishop. At once Becket began to oppose the...
Langham, Simon
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Langham, Simon (d. 1376). Archbishop of Canterbury, chancellor, and curial...Ely (1362), chancellor (1363), and archbishop (1366–8). After a brief spell as archbishop, Edward III forced him to resign, whereupon...
primate
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...the Christian Church, the chief bishop or archbishop of a province. In England both the archbishops are primates, the Archbishop of Canterbury being entitled Primate of All England and the Archbishop of York Primate of England . In Ireland...
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Mozart , Vice-Kapellmeister to Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, Mozart showed exceptional...speedily followed, but the new prince-archbishop of Salzburg was less well-disposed...org. amid growing hostility to the archbishop. In 1780 the Elector of Bavaria commissioned...
Tenison, Thomas
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Thomas (1636–1715). Archbishop of Canterbury. A graduate of Corpus...Lincoln (1692–5), and archbishop (1695). With his friend John Evelyn...supporter of the 1688 revolution. As archbishop, he was close to William III and crowned...
Runcie, Robert
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Robert (1921–2000). Archbishop of Canterbury. After war service as...bishop of St Albans (1970), and archbishop (1980). A liberal catholic, he developed...frequent visits overseas. As the first archbishop to propose ‘an ecumenical...
Lang, Cosmo Gordon
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Cosmo Gordon (1864–1945). Archbishop of Canterbury. Lang was a native of...Stepney, and then promoted (1908) to be archbishop of York. Here he proved a contrast...his fellow‐Scot who was archbishop of Canterbury. Lang succeeded Davidson...

Thesaurus entries related to "Archbishop"

arch-
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English arch- • prefix  archbishop | archenemy synonyms : chief, foremost, principal, leading, main, prime, primary, first, top, highest, greatest, preeminent.
saintly
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus saintly • adjective  he was a saintly but somewhat ineffective archbishop synonyms : holy, godly, pious, religious, devout, spiritual, prayerful; virtuous, righteous, good, moral, innocent...
castigate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus castigate • verb  Leopold castigated his son for leaving the archbishop's service synonyms : reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, censure, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate...

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Archbishop resigns in sex abuse scandal
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 5/25/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Paul II accepted the resignation of the archbishop of Milwaukee yesterday in a case that...beleaguered US Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop Rembert Weakland acknowledged on Thursday...However, an anguished letter the archbishop wrote to his accuser on 25 August...
Archbishop Khajag Visits St. Sarkis Armenian church
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 1/20/1996; ; 679 words ; ...Armenian Reporter, The 01-20-1996 Archbishop Khajag Visits St. Sarkis Armenian Church...community was very pleased to welcome Archbishop Khajag Barsamian recently to the Dallas...Serpazan Hayr." At 11:00 o'clock, Archbishop Barsamian, the Primate of the Eastern...
ARCHBISHOP IN PARAMUS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 1/17/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Bergen County, NJ) 01-17-1997 ARCHBISHOP IN PARAMUS -- EXTRA SPECIAL FEAST DAY...In a way, this evening's visit by Archbishop Spyridon, spiritual leader of America...that a few weeks ago when he approached Archbishop Spyridon with an invitation to the vespers...
Archbishop of Wales appointed to succeed Carey in Canterbury
Magazine article from: Anglican Journal; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Transcribed] The choice of Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Wales, as new head of the Church of England...in the recent past, observers predicted. Archbishop Williams was appointed 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, succeeding Archbishop George...
Archbishop Tutu visits Indy; addresses many issues
Newspaper article from: Indianapolis Recorder; 5/17/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...solutions," famed human rights leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu gave the commencement address...it would become a bloodbath," said Archbishop Tutu, "But it didn't happen mainly...can be solved," the 70-year-old archbishop told 7,000 parents, family, friends...
Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian...Reminiscences
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 1/10/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...by members of the clergy and of course by Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian. "Paris, Bolis, Kilis...Catholicate, the presentation was performed by Archbishop Ashjian, was performed by Archbishop Ashjian, then the Prelate in New York...
New archbishop calls on the power of faith.(METROPOLITAN)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 6/26/2006; 700+ words ; ...Arlo Wagner, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Catholic Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl emphasized the power of...yesterday during his first homily and Mass as archbishop of the Washington Diocese. The archbishop told of a boy named "Little Dominick...
Archbishop Datev Karibian, Primate of Brazil, Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Ordination; Archbishop Vatche Hovsepian Represents His Holiness Karekin II
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 10/4/2003; 539 words ; ...Priesthood of their beloved Primate, Archbishop Datev Karibian, on Sunday, September...Catholicos of All Armenians, had designated Archbishop Vatche Hovsepian to represent him...blessings. The Primate of Brazil, Archbishop Karibian, celebrated the Divine Liturgy...
Archbishop's future to be decided at private audience with the Pope; EXCLUSIVE: Pressure grows for prelate to step down after attack by senior retired priest in an open letter.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 10/11/2001; 700+ words ; ...Byline: TOBY MASON THE Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff is likely to be told to resign...child abuse. But a letter was sent to Archbishop Ward in early summer by Cardinal Giovanni...refused to do. It is understood that Archbishop Ward will tell the Pope he now has a...
Archbishop weds lesbian couple
Magazine article from: Anglican Journal; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Archbishop Terence Finlay, the retired bishop...close friends of our family," said Archbishop Finlay, whose licence to officiate...relationship" with the couple that Archbishop Pinky said he "came to the conclusion...