Archbishop of Canterbury. He served in this position from 1862 until his death. He was born in Rochester, Kent, England where his father served as a Recorder (a judicial officer). He received his education at Westminster School in Westminster, London, England and the University of Oxford, Oxford, England, from where he received his Doctor of Divinity. In 1818 he was ordained as a priest and in 1823 was appointed vicar of Cowley, in Oxford. In 1827 he became the rector of West Tytherley, Hampshire, England and two years later he was elected Headmaster of Harrow School in London. In 1836 he became bishop of the new see of Ripon in York, England and in 1856 he became Bishop of Durham in York, and four years later he became the Archbishop of York. In 1862 he was selected as Archbishop of Canterbury to replace Archbishop John Sumner who had died in September of that year. The primary event during his term was the meeting of the first Pan-Anglican conference of British, colonial and foreign bishops at Lambeth, England in 1867. He also dealt with the deposition of Bishop John William Colenso from the Diocese of Natal, South Africa but, while regarding Colenso's opinions as heretical and his deposition as justifiable, he refused to render a decision based upon the legal difficulties of the case. He died at Addington Palace in South London, England at the age of 74.
Archbishop of Canterbury. He served in this position from 1862 until his death. He was born in Rochester, Kent, England where his father served as a Recorder (a judicial officer). He received his education at Westminster School in Westminster, London, England and the University of Oxford, Oxford, England, from where he received his Doctor of Divinity. In 1818 he was ordained as a priest and in 1823 was appointed vicar of Cowley, in Oxford. In 1827 he became the rector of West Tytherley, Hampshire, England and two years later he was elected Headmaster of Harrow School in London. In 1836 he became bishop of the new see of Ripon in York, England and in 1856 he became Bishop of Durham in York, and four years later he became the Archbishop of York. In 1862 he was selected as Archbishop of Canterbury to replace Archbishop John Sumner who had died in September of that year. The primary event during his term was the meeting of the first Pan-Anglican conference of British, colonial and foreign bishops at Lambeth, England in 1867. He also dealt with the deposition of Bishop John William Colenso from the Diocese of Natal, South Africa but, while regarding Colenso's opinions as heretical and his deposition as justifiable, he refused to render a decision based upon the legal difficulties of the case. He died at Addington Palace in South London, England at the age of 74.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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