John Habgood
Archbishop of York; Bishop of Durham; British Anglican bishop and life peer (1927-2019)
John Stapylton Habgood, Baron Habgood, PC (23 June 1927 – 6 March 2019) was a British Anglican bishop, academic, and life peer. He was Bishop of Durham from 1973 to 1983, and Archbishop of York from 18 November 1983 to 1995.
The Lord Habgood | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of York | |
.jpg) Habgood in 1981 | |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| Installed | 18 November 1983 |
| Term ended | 1995 |
| Predecessor | Stuart Blanch |
| Successor | David Hope |
| Other posts | Bishop of Durham (1973–1983) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1954 |
| Consecration | 1973 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | John Stapylton Habgood |
| Born | 23 June 1927 |
| Died | 6 March 2019 (aged 91) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 8 September 1995 – 3 October 2011 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Spiritual | |
| In office 1973–1995 | |
In 1995, he was made a life peer and was in the House of Lords after stepping down as Archbishop. He took a leave of absence in later life, and was one of the first peers to retire from the Lords in 2011.
Habgood died on 6 March 2019 at the age of 91.[1]
References change
- ↑ Becket, Adam. "Death announced of John Habgood, former Archbishop of York". Church Times. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
Other websites change
- Biography – John Habgood, on the Gifford Lectures site. 2000–2001 lectures are online.
- John Habgood – God debates at Cambridge website
- Contributions in the House of Lords Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- "The Untidiness of Integration: John Stapylton Habgood" Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. Kevin Seybold, Volume 57 Number 2. June 2005. PSCF
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