Donald Coggan
Donald Coggan | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
Coggan in 1962 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| In office | 1974–1980 |
| Predecessor | Michael Ramsey |
| Successor | Robert Runcie |
| Other post | Primate of All England |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Bradford (1956–1961) Archbishop of York (1961–1974) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1935 by Arthur Winnington-Ingram |
| Consecration | 25 January 1956 by Michael Ramsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1909 |
| Died | 17 May 2000 (aged 90) Otterbourne, Hampshire, England |
| Buried | Canterbury Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Cornish Arthur Coggan & Fanny Sarah Chubb |
| Spouse | Jean Braithwaite (1909–2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Signature | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 28 January 1980 – 17 May 2000 | |
| In office 8 November 1961 – 25 January 1980 | |
Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan, PC (9 October 1909 – 17 May 2000) was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980. As Archbishop of Canterbury, he "revived morale within the Church of England, opened a dialogue with Rome and supported women's ordination". He had previously been successively the Bishop of Bradford and the Archbishop of York.