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List of the archbishops of Canterbury

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A list of all the archbishops of Canterbury (1540–1835) arranged by date of appointment. Unless otherwise stated, the year of appointment is the year of consecration and the end of tenure is the year of death.

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ID NAME Year appointed (notes on appointment date) End of tenure (notes on end of tenure)
3 Cranmer, Thomas 1533 1553 deprived
4 Pole, Reginald 1556 1558
5 Parker, Matthew 1559 1575
6 Grindal, Edmund 1576 confirmed 1583
7 Whitgift, John 1583 confirmed 1604
8 Bancroft, Richard 1604 confirmed 1610
9 Abbot, George 1611 confirmed 1633
10 Laud, William 1633 confirmed 1645
11 Juxon, William 1660 confirmed 1663
12 Sheldon, Gilbert 1663 confirmed 1677
13 Sancroft, William 1678 1690 deprived
14 Tillotson, John 1691 1694
15 Tenison, Thomas 1695 confirmed 1715
16 Wake, William 1716 confirmed 1737
17 Potter, John 1737 confirmed 1747
18 Herring, Thomas 1747 confirmed 1757
19 Hutton, Matthew 1757 confirmed 1758
20 Secker, Thomas 1758 confirmed 1768
21 Cornwallis, Frederick 1768 confirmed 1783
22 Moore, John 1783 confirmed 1805
23 Manners Sutton, Charles 1805 confirmed 1828
24 Howley, William 1828 confirmed 1848

 

 

 


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