Robert Runcie
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie, MC, PC (2 October 1921 – 11 July 2000) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991, having previously been Bishop of St Albans. He travelled the world widely to spread ecumenicism and worked to foster relations with both Protestant and Catholic churches across Europe. He was a leader of the Liberal Anglo-Catholicism movement. He came under attack for expressing compassion towards bereaved Argentines after the Falklands War of 1982, and generated controversy by supporting women's ordination.[1][2]
Robert Runcie | |
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Archbishop of Canterbury | |
Church | Church of England |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Canterbury |
Installed | 25 March 1980 |
Term ended | 31 January 1991 |
Predecessor | Donald Coggan |
Successor | George Carey |
Other post(s) | Primate of All England |
Orders | |
Ordination | 24 December 1950 (deacon) December 1951 (priest) by Noel Hudson |
Consecration | 24 February 1970 by Michael Ramsey |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie (1921-10-02)2 October 1921 Birkenhead, England |
Died | 11 July 2000(2000-07-11) (aged 78) St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
Buried | St Albans Cathedral |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | |
Children | 2, including James Runcie |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of St Albans (1970–1980) |
Alma mater | |
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Biographer Adrian Hastings argues that Runcie was not a distinguished writer or thinker, but was a good administrator who made shrewd appointments, demanded quality, and recognised good performances.[3]