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Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie , 1921-2000, archbishop of Canterbury (1980-91). Bishop of St. Albans from 1970 to 1980, he was enthroned as the 102d archbishop of Canterbury in 1980, succeeding Donald Coggan. Runcie supported the ordination of women and other liberal Anglican positions and was often a critic of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's Conservative government. He also was noted for developing links with the Orthodox Eastern churches and the Roman Catholic Church and for his work on behalf of the Anglican ministry in Africa. Runcie was created a life peer in 1991. Bibliography:... Read more
Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy
Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy (1921–2000), Abp. of Canterbury , 1980–91. He had been Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College (1960–69...x2013;80). At his invitation John Paul II visited Canterbury in 1982, the first Pope to come to Britain since the Reformation. With ... Read more
Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy
Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy (1921–2000) English clergyman, Archbishop of Canterbury (1980–91). He was ordained in 1951, and became Bishop of St Albans in 1970. In 1982, during Pope John Paul II's historic trip to the UK, Runcie signed a pledge to move towards unity with the ... Read more

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