John Moore (archbishop of Canterbury)


John Moore
Archbishop of Canterbury
Portrait by Thomas Lawrence
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseCanterbury
Elected26 April 1783 (confirmation of election)
Term ended18 January 1805 (death)
PredecessorFrederick Cornwallis
SuccessorCharles Manners-Sutton
Other postsDean of Canterbury (1771–1775)
Bishop of Bangor (1774–1783)
Orders
Consecration12 February 1775
by Frederick Cornwallis
Personal details
Born1730 (1730)
Died18 January 1805(1805-01-18) (aged 74–75)
Lambeth, Surrey, England
BuriedSt Mary-at-Lambeth
DenominationAnglican
ParentsThomas Moore
Elizabeth
SpouseJane Wright (m. 1763)
Catherine Eden (m. 1770)
Alma materPembroke College, Oxford
Signature
Ordination history of
John Moore
History
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorFrederick Cornwallis (Canterbury)
Co-consecratorsEdmund Keene (Ely)
Robert Lowth (Oxford)
John Thomas (Rochester)
Date12 February 1775
PlaceLambeth Palace Chapel
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John Moore (1730 – 18 January 1805) was an English clergyman who was Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England.