Archbishop Richard Bancroft

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Archbishop Richard Bancroft was an influential late 16th- and early 17th-century Archbishop of Canterbury known for his role in enforcing Anglican orthodoxy and shaping the Church of England’s doctrine and administration.

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instanceOf Archbishop of Canterbury
English bishop
clergyman
theologian
academicDegree Doctor of Divinity
appointedAs Archbishop of Canterbury in 1604
Bishop of London in 1597
birthDate 1544-09-01
birthPlace Farnworth, Lancashire, England
linked to: Farnworth
burialPlace Canterbury Cathedral
churchProvince Province of Canterbury
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1610-11-02
deathPlace Lambeth Palace, London, England
linked to: Lambeth Palace
denomination Church of England
educatedAt Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Jesus College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
era Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance

Jacobean era
linked to: Stuart period
familyName Bancroft
fullName Richard Bancroft
givenName Richard
influenced development of Anglican ecclesiology
enforcement of religious conformity in England
knownFor administrative reforms in the Church of England
enforcing Anglican orthodoxy
involvement in the authorization of the King James Bible
opposition to Puritanism
role in shaping Church of England doctrine
role in the Hampton Court Conference
languageOfWork English
Latin
monarchDuringOffice Elizabeth I of England
James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
movement English Reformation
notableWork sermons against Puritanism
ordination ordained priest in the Church of England
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of London
Chaplain to the Lord Chancellor
Master of the Savoy
Rector of St Andrew Holborn
predecessor John Whitgift
religion Anglicanism
residence Lambeth Palace
successor George Abbot
theologicalPosition critic of Presbyterianism
defender of episcopal church government
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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Lambeth Palace Library foundedBy Archbishop Richard Bancroft