politician
John Habgood.
Archbishop of York; Bishop of Durham; British Anglican bishop and life peer (1927-2019)
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About John Habgood
John Stapylton Habgood, Baron Habgood, 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. In 1995, he was made a life peer and so continued to serve in the House of Lords after stepping down as archbishop. He took a leave of absence in later life, and in 2011 was one of the first peers to explicitly retire from the Lords.
Everything about John Habgood →- Occupation
- politician, Anglican priest, archbishop
- Position held
- Anglican Archbishop of York, Bishop of Durham, member of the House of Lords, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- June 23, 1927
- Died
- March 6, 2019, March 7, 2019