Geoffrey Fisher
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Geoffrey Fisher was the Archbishop of Canterbury who served as the senior bishop of the Church of England in the mid-20th century and played a prominent role in British religious and public life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey Francis Fisher | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Archbishop of Canterbury
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human ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century Anglicanism ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
George VI
ⓘ
surface form:
King George VI
|
| burialPlace | Trent, Dorset ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-05-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-09-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Exeter College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marlborough College ⓘ Oxford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1961 (as Archbishop of Canterbury) ⓘ |
| familyName | Fisher ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian theology
ⓘ
church leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Geoffrey ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Most Reverend ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | PC ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Church of England
ⓘ
Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| monarchDuringTerm |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
George VI ⓘ |
| name |
Geoffrey Fisher
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Geoffrey Francis Fisher
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| notableEvent |
crowned Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in 1953
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engaged in ecumenical dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ participated in post-war reconstruction of the Church of England ⓘ visited Pope John XXIII at the Vatican in 1960 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the Church of England in the mid-20th century
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prominent role in British public life ⓘ |
| notableWork | role in the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
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priest ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Nuneaton
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Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dorset
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Trent ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
Bishop of Chester ⓘ Bishop of London ⓘ Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
surface form:
Primate of All England
head of the Church of England ⓘ |
| predecessor | William Temple ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| religiousTitle | The Most Reverend ⓘ |
| residence | Lambeth Palace ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945 (as Archbishop of Canterbury) ⓘ |
| successor | Michael Ramsey ⓘ |
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Geoffrey Francis Fisher