John Habgood | |
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Archbishop of York | |
Province | Province of York |
Diocese | Diocese of York |
Installed | 18 November 1983 |
Term ended | 1995 |
Predecessor | Stuart Blanch |
Successor | David Hope |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Durham (1973–1983) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1954 |
Consecration | 1973 |
Personal details | |
Born | John Stapylton Habgood 23 June 1927 Wolverton, England |
Died | 6 March 2019 York, England | (aged 91)
Denomination | Anglican |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 8 September 1995 – 3 October 2011 | |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Spiritual | |
In office 1973–1995 | |
John Stapylton Habgood, Baron Habgood, PC (23 June 1927 – 6 March 2019)[1] 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.