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List of archbishops of Canterbury

The archbishop of Canterbury is the "Primate of All England" (the "first bishop" of England),[1] effectively serving as the head of the established Church of England and, symbolically, of the worldwide Anglican Communion. From the 6th century to the 16th century, the archbishops of Canterbury were in full communion with the Bishops of Rome, the Popes.[2] Eighteen archbishops have been canonised by the Roman Catholic Church. During the English Reformation the English church broke away from the authority of the Pope, at first temporarily, later permanently,[2] recognising only the English monarch as a source of superior temporal authority.

Three plaques on a wall, inscribed with the lists of the archbishops. In front of the plaques is a table with two candlesticks flanking an upright cross.
List of the archbishops of Canterbury up to Rowan Williams (2002–2012), in Canterbury Cathedral

In the Middle Ages there was considerable variation in the nomination procedure of the archbishop and other bishops. At various times the nomination was made by the Canons of Canterbury Cathedral, the English monarch, or the Pope.[3][4] Since the Reformation, the church is explicitly a state church and nomination is legally that of the British crown; today it is made in the name of the monarch by the prime minister of the United Kingdom, from a shortlist of two selected by the Crown Nominations Commission, an ad hoc committee.[5]

Today the archbishop has four main roles:[6]

Heraldry

Much heraldry relating to archbishops of Canterbury is displayed in the church of St Mary-at-Lambeth in London, near to Lambeth Palace the London seat of the archbishops.[7]

List of archbishops

Key to abbreviations in tables below
bet.between
c.circa
dep.deposed
depriveddeprived
el.elected
enth.enthroned
nom.nominated
pos.postulated
tr.translated
res.resigned

Old English period

From[A]Until[B]IncumbentNotes
59726 May 604 or 605AugustineCanonised: St Augustine of Canterbury.[8]
c. 6042 Feb 619Laurence(Laurentius, Lawrence) Canonised: St Laurence of Canterbury.[9]
61924 Apr 624MellitusTranslated from London;[10] canonised: St Mellitus.[11]
62410 Nov
bet. 627 and 631		JustusTranslated from Rochester;[10] canonised: St Justus.[8]
62730 Sep 653HonoriusCanonised: St Honorius.[12]
Mar 65514 Jul 664DeusdeditCanonised: St Deusdedit.[13]
14 Jul 664c. 666See vacant
c. 666668(Wighard)(Wigheard) Died of plague before consecration.[14]
26 Mar 66819 Sep 690TheodoreCanonised: St Theodore of Tarsus.[15]
29 Jun 69313 Jan 731Berhtwald(Brihtwald, Beorhtweald, Bertwald, Berthwald, Beorhtwald, or Beretuald) Abbot of Reculver;[16] canonised: St Berhtwald.[16]
10 Jun 73130 Jul 734Tatwine(Tatwin, Tatuini, or Tadwinus) Canonised: St Tatwine.[17]
73517 Oct 739Nothhelm(Nothelm) Canonised: St Nothelm.[18]
c. 74026 Oct 760CuthbertCanonised: Possibly translated from Hereford.
27 Sep 761764Bregowine(Bregwine or Bregwin) Canonised: St Bregwin.[19]
2 Feb 76511/12 Aug 792Jænberht(Jambert, Jaenbeorht, Jænbert, Jaenberht, Jaenbert, or Jaenberht) Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury.[20]
21 Jul 79312 May 805Æthelhard(Ethelhard, Æthilheard, or Aethelheard)
c. Oct 80521 Mar 832Wulfred
8 Jun 83230 Aug 832Feologild(Feologeld) Abbot of an unknown monastery before election.[21]
c. 27 Jul 8334 Feb 870Ceolnoth
87030 Jun 888Æthelred(Ethelred)
8902 Aug 923Plegmund(Plegemund) Clerk to King Alfred.[22]
bet. 923 and 9258 Jan 926Athelm(Æðelhelm) Translated from Wells.
c. 92612 Feb 941WulfhelmTranslated from Wells.
9412 Jun 958Oda(Odo, Oda the Severe) Translated from Ramsbury; canonised: St Oda.[23]
958959Ælfsige(Aelfsige)
959dep. 959Byrhthelm(Beorhthelm or Birthelm) Translated from Wells, deposed & returned to Wells.
95919 May 988DunstanTranslated from London; canonised: St Dunstan.[24]
988Feb 990ÆthelgarTranslated from Selsey.
99028 Oct 994SigericTranslated from Ramsbury.
el. 21 Apr 99516 Nov 1005Ælfric of Abingdon(Ælfric of Wessex) Translated from Winchester; canonised: St Aelfric.[25]
100619 Apr 1012Ælfheah(Alphege, Elphege, Alfege, or Godwine) Translated from Winchester; captured by Viking raiders and killed at Greenwich; canonised: St Alphege.[26]
101312 Jun 1020LyfingTranslated from Wells.
13 Nov 1020c. 29 Oct 1038Æthelnoth(Aethelnoth, Ethelnoth, Egelnodus, or Ednodus) Formerly Dean of Canterbury.[27]
103829 Oct 1050Eadsige(Eadsige, Eadsimus, or Eadsin)
Mar 1051dep. Sep 1052Robert of Jumièges(Robert Chambert or Robert Champart) Deposed.
1052deprived 11 Apr 1070StigandConcurrently Bishop of Winchester; deprived of both sees.[28]
Source(s): [29]

After the Norman conquest

From[A]Until[B]IncumbentNotesArms
29 Aug 107028 May 1089LanfrancAbbot of St. Étienne, Caen.
28 May 10894 Dec 1093See vacant
4 Dec 109321 Apr 1109AnselmAbbot of Bec; Canonised: St Anselm.[30]
21 Apr 110926 Apr 1114See vacant
el. 26 Apr 11142 Oct 1122Ralph d'EscuresTranslated from Rochester.[31]
18 Feb 112321 Nov 1136William de Corbeil(William of Corbeil) Prior of St Osyth.
21 Nov 11368 Jan 1139See vacant
8 Jan 113918 Apr 1161Theobald of Bec(Tedbald) Abbot of Bec.
18 Apr 11613 Jun 1162See vacant
3 Jun 116229 Dec 1170Thomas Becket(Thomas of London, Thomas à Becket) Previously Archdeacon of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor;[32] assassinated; canonised: St Thomas of Canterbury.[33]
1173(Roger de Bailleul)Abbot of Le Bec-Hellouin; elected but declined the see.
7 Apr 117416 Feb 1184Richard(Richard of Dover) Prior of Dover.
tr. Dec 1184Nov 1190Baldwin of FordeTranslated from Worcester.
el. 27 Nov 119126 Dec 1191(Reginald Fitz Jocelin)(Reginald Italus, Richard the Lombard, or Reginald Lombardus) Translated from Wells; elected, however, appeals against it were sent to Pope Celestine III, but Reginald died before they were heard.
26 Dec 119129 May 1193See vacant
tr. 29 May 119313 Jul 1205Hubert WalterTranslated from Salisbury; Lord Chancellor;[32] Chief Justiciar.[34]
el. bet. Jul
and Oct 1205		bet. Oct
and Dec 1206		(Reginald)Sub-prior, elected but set aside by Innocent III.
pos. 11 Dec 1205c. 30 Mar 1206(John de Gray)Bishop of Norwich; chosen by the monks but set aside by Pope Innocent III.
17 Jun 12079 Jul 1228Cardinal Stephen LangtonCreated a cardinal in 1206.[35]
Arms of Langton: Argent, a cross quarter-pierced gules (start of heraldic era circa 1215)
el. 3 Aug 1228Jan 1229(Walter d'Eynsham)(Walter de Hempsham) Elected but set aside by King Henry III of England and Pope Gregory IX.
10 Jun 12293 Aug 1231Richard le Grant(Richard Grant or Richard Wethershed) Formerly Chancellor of the see of Lincoln.
pos. 22 Sep 123120 Dec 1231(Ralph Neville)(Ralf Nevill) Bishop of Chichester, election quashed by Pope Gregory IX.
el. 16 Mar 123212 Jun 1232(John of Sittingbourne)election quashed by Pope Gregory IX.
el. 26 Aug 12321 Jun 1233(John Blund)(Johannes Blund, Iohannes Blondus, Iohannes Blundus) election quashed by Pope Gregory IX.
2 Apr 123416 Nov 1240Edmund of AbingdonPrebendary of Salisbury; canonised as: St Edmund of Abingdon.[36]
Arms of Saint Edmund of Abingdon: Or, a cross patonce gules between four Cornish choughs proper (now used by St Edmund Hall, Oxford)
el. 1 Feb 1241 [C]14 Jul 1270Boniface of SavoyTranslated from Belley in France
Arms of Savoy: Gules, a cross argent
el. 9 Sep 1270summer 1272(William Chillenden)(Adam of Chillenden) Prior of Christ Church, Canterbury; elected but set aside by Pope Gregory X.
26 Feb 1273res. 5 Jun 1278Cardinal Robert Kilwardby OPCreated a cardinal in 1278;[37] and resigned.
pos. Jun or Jul 1278Jan 1279(Robert Burnell)(Robert Burnel) Bishop of Bath & Wells; elected but set aside by Pope Nicholas III.
19 Feb 12798 Dec 1292John Peckham OFM(John Pecham) English Provincial of the Franciscan Order.
12 Sep 129411 May 1313Robert Winchelsey(Robert Winchelsea) Formerly Archdeacon of Essex; Chancellor of Oxford
el. 28 May 13131 Oct 1313(Thomas Cobham)Election quashed.
tr. 1 Oct 131316 Nov 1327Walter ReynoldsTranslated from Worcester; Lord Chancellor;[38] Lord Treasurer.[39]
5 Jun 132812 Oct 1333Simon Mepeham(Simon Meopham) Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral;[40] excommunicated.[40]
pos. 3 Nov 133323 Aug 1348John de StratfordTranslated from Winchester; Lord Chancellor.[38]
Arms of Stratford: Barry of ten argent and azure, a lion rampant gules langued or
nom. 24 Sep 134820 May 1349[41](John de Ufford)Dean of Lincoln;[41] Lord Chancellor;[38] died of plague before consecration.[41][42]
Arms of Ufford: Sable, a cross engrailed or in chief two escallops argent
19 Jul 134926 Aug 1349Thomas BradwardineDied of plagueArms of Bradwardine: Barry of six ermine and ermines[43]
20 Dec 134926 Apr 1366Simon IslipPrebendary of St Paul's;[44] secretary to the king and keeper of the Privy Seal.[45]
1366(William Edington)(William Edendon) Bishop of Winchester;[46] elected but refused the see.[4]
tr. 24 Jul 1366res. 28 Nov 1368Cardinal Simon LanghamTranslated from Ely; created a cardinal in 1368;[47] and resigned the see. He was elected a second time in 1374, but Pope Gregory XI refused to confirm the election.[47][48]
tr. 11 Oct 1368Jun 1374William Whittlesey(William Wittlesey) Translated from Worcester.
tr. 4 May 137514 Jun 1381Simon Sudbury(Simon de Sudbury; Simon Tibold; Simon Theobold) Translated from London; Lord Chancellor;[38] beheaded during the Peasants' Revolt.[49]
tr. 31 Jul 138131 Jul 1396William CourtenayTranslated from London;[42] Lord Chancellor.
Arms of Courtenay: Or, three torteaux a label azure
tr. 25 Sep 1396dep. 1397Thomas Arundel(Thomas Fitz-Alan) Translated from York; Lord Chancellor; charged with high treason under Richard II, fled but restored later.[50]
Arms of FitzAlan: Gules, a lion rampant or
nom. 8 Nov 1397deprived 19 Oct 1399Roger WaldenDeprived.
restored
19 Oct 1399		19 Feb 1414Thomas Arundel (again)(Thomas Fitz-Alan) Restored by Henry IV.[50]
tr. 12 Mar 141412 Apr 1443Henry Chichele(Henry Chicheley; Henry Checheley) Translated from St David's.
Arms of Chichele: Or, a chevron between three cinquefoils gules
tr. 13 May 144325 May 1452John StaffordTranslated from Bath & Wells; Lord Chancellor; Lord Treasurer.[51]
Arms of Stafford: Or, a chevron gules
tr. 21 Jul 145222 Mar 1454Cardinal John KempCreated a cardinal in 1439;[52] Translated from York; Lord Chancellor
tr. 23 Apr 145430 Mar 1486Cardinal Thomas BourchierTranslated from Ely; Lord Chancellor; created a cardinal in 1467.[53]
Arms of Bourchier: Argent, a cross engrailed gules between four water bougets sable
tr. 6 Oct 148615 Sep 1500Cardinal John MortonTranslated from Ely; Lord Chancellor.[54] created a cardinal in 1493.[55]
Arms of Morton: Quarterly 1st & 4th: Gules, a goat's head erased armed argent; 2nd & 3rd: Ermine[56]
22 Jan 150127 Jan 1501(Thomas Langton)Bishop of Winchester; died 5 days after being chosen.[4]
tr. 26 Apr 150115/17 Feb 1503Henry Deane(Henry Dean; Henry Dene) Translated from Salisbury.
tr. 29 Nov 150322 Aug 1532 William WarhamTranslated from London; Lord Chancellor until 1515.[54]
Arms of Warham: Gules, a fess or in chief a goat's head couped argent attired or in base three escallops two and one of the third[57]
30 Mar 1533deprived 13 Nov 1555 Thomas CranmerArchdeacon of Taunton;[58] first Protestant archbishop; excommunicated by Rome and deprived for heresy 1553;[58] put to death by burning, 21 March 1556.[58]
Arms of Bishop Cranmer: Argent, on a chevron azure between three pelicans sable vulning themselves proper as many cinquefoils or[59]
22 Mar 155618/19 Nov 1558
Cardinal Reginald Pole		Dean of Exeter;[60] created a cardinal in 1536;[61] diocesan administrator since 11 December 1555;[62] last Roman Catholic archbishop
Arms of Pole (2nd quarter): Per pale or and sable, a saltire engrailed counterchanged
Source(s): [42][63][64][65]

After the Elizabethan Settlement

From[A]Until[B]IncumbentNotes
17 Dec 155917 May 1575 Matthew ParkerDean of Lincoln.[66]
tr. 29 Dec 15756 Jul 1583 Edmund GrindalTranslated from York.
nom. 14 Aug 158329 Feb 1604 John WhitgiftTranslated from Worcester.
nom. 9 Oct 16042 Nov 1610 Richard BancroftTranslated from London.
nom. 4 Mar 16114 Aug 1633 George AbbotTranslated from London.
nom. 6 Aug 163310 Jan 1645 William LaudTranslated from London; executed in office;[3] commemorated in the Church of England[67] and the Episcopal Church in the USA.[68][69]
10 Jan 16459 October 1646See vacant
16461660The see was abolished during the Commonwealth and the Protectorate.[70][71]
nom. 2 Sep 16604 Jun 1663 William JuxonTranslated from London.
nom. 16 June 16639 Nov 1677 Gilbert SheldonTranslated from London.
27 Jan 1678deprived 1 Feb 1690 William SancroftDean of St Paul's;[3] deprived for not taking oaths to William and Mary died 24 Nov 1693.[3]
31 May 169122 Nov 1694 John TillotsonDean of St Paul's.[3]
nom. 6 Dec 169414 Dec 1715 Thomas TenisonTranslated from Lincoln.
nom. 17 Dec 171524 Jan 1737 William WakeTranslated from Lincoln.
nom. 9 Feb 173710 Oct 1747 John PotterTranslated from Oxford.
nom. 21 Oct 174713 Mar 1757 Thomas HerringTranslated from York.
nom. 29 Mar 175719 Mar 1758 Matthew HuttonTranslated from York.
nom. 8 Mar 17583 Aug 1768 Thomas SeckerTranslated from Oxford.
nom. 12 Aug 176819 Mar 1783 Frederick CornwallisTranslated from Lichfield & Coventry.
nom. 31 Mar 178318 Jan 1805 John MooreTranslated from Bangor.
nom. 1 Feb 180521 Jul 1828 Charles Manners-SuttonTranslated from Norwich.
nom. 6 Aug 182811 Feb 1848 William HowleyTranslated from London.
nom. 17 Feb 18486 Sep 1862 John Bird SumnerTranslated from Chester.
nom. 20 Oct 186228 Oct 1868 Charles LongleyTranslated from York.
nom. 28 Nov 18681 Dec 1882 Archibald Campbell TaitTranslated from London.
nom. 13 Jan 188311 Oct 1896 Edward White BensonTranslated from Truro.
nom. 9 Nov 189622 Dec 1902 Frederick TempleTranslated from London.
nom. 14 Jan 1903res. 12 Nov 1928 Randall DavidsonTranslated from Winchester; retired; died 25 May 1930.
nom. 13 Nov 1928res. 31 Mar 1942 Cosmo Gordon LangTranslated from York; retired; died 5 December 1945.
nom. 1 Apr 194226 Oct 1944 William TempleTranslated from York. Died in office.
nom. 12 Jan 1945res. 31 May 1961 Geoffrey FisherTranslated from London; retired; died 1972.[72]
nom. 1 Jun 1961res. 15 Nov 1974 Michael RamseyTranslated from York; retired; died 23 April 1988.[73]
nom. 18 Nov 1974res. 25 Jan 1980 Donald CogganTranslated from York; retired; died 17 May 2000.[74]
nom. 1 Feb 1980res. 31 Jan 1991Robert RuncieTranslated from St Albans; retired; died 11 Jul 2000.[75]
enth. 19 Apr 1991res. 31 Oct 2002 George CareyTranslated from Bath & Wells; retired.[76]
el. conf. 2 Dec 2002res. 31 Dec 2012 Rowan WilliamsTranslated from Monmouth. He was also Archbishop of Wales.[77] His resignation was announced on 16 March 2012 and took effect at the end of 2012.[78] He then returned to academia as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
el. conf. 4 Feb 2013 Justin WelbyTranslated from Durham. His appointment began in February 2013.[79]

Assistant bishops

Those who have assisted the diocesan archbishop have included:

Two coadjutors – called Bishop of St Martin's — to Saxon archbishops:[80]

  • 1035–1038: Eadsige, who succeeded as Archbishop
  • c. 1052 – c. 1061 (d.): Godwin

Lanfranc declared that appointments to that See would cease, and the Bishop of Rochester would deputise instead.[80]

Modern assistant bishops have included:

Notes

  • A All start dates are consecration dates, unless otherwise noted.
  • B All end dates are death dates, unless otherwise noted.
  • C He was not consecrated until 15 January 1245.[42]

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