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 NERFINISHED
burialPlace Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED
churchProvince Province of Canterbury
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1610-11-02
deathPlace Lambeth Palace, London, England NERFINISHED
denomination Church of England
educatedAt Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Jesus College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
era Elizabethan era NERFINISHED
Jacobean era NERFINISHED
familyName Bancroft NERFINISHED
fullName Richard Bancroft NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
James I of England NERFINISHED
movement English Reformation NERFINISHED
notableWork sermons against Puritanism
ordination ordained priest in the Church of England
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury NERFINISHED
Bishop of London NERFINISHED
Chaplain to the Lord Chancellor
Master of the Savoy NERFINISHED
Rector of St Andrew Holborn
predecessor John Whitgift NERFINISHED
religion Anglicanism NERFINISHED
residence Lambeth Palace NERFINISHED
successor George Abbot NERFINISHED
theologicalPosition critic of Presbyterianism
defender of episcopal church government
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Lambeth Palace Library foundedBy Archbishop Richard Bancroft