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Robert Runcie

Archbishop of Canterbury, 1980-1991 · United Kingdom · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 1921 to 2000 · aged 78

Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie, 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.

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Royal Victorian Chain1991
Military Cross
Four Freedoms Award - Freedom of Worship

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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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2000 · aged 78

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