Michael Ramsey

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Michael Ramsey PC
Archbishop of Canterbury
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Canterbury
Appointed	31 May 1961
In office	1961–1974
Predecessor	Geoffrey Fisher
Successor	Donald Coggan
Other post(s)	Primate of All England
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Durham (1952–1956) Archbishop of York (1956–1961)
Orders
Ordination	23 September 1928 (deacon) 22 September 1929 (priest) by Albert David
Consecration	29 September 1952 (bishop) by Cyril Garbett
Personal details
Born	Arthur Michael Ramsey (1904-11-14)14 November 1904 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	23 April 1988(1988-04-23) (aged 83) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Buried	Canterbury Cathedral
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Arthur Stanley Ramsey
Spouse	Joan Hamilton
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Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury, PC (14 November 1904 – 23 April 1988) was a British Church of England bishop and life peer. He served as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed on 31 May 1961 and held the office until 1974, having previously been appointed Bishop of Durham in 1952 and the Archbishop of York in 1956.

He was known as a theologian, educator, and advocate of Christian unity.^[1]