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Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Baron Fisher of Lambeth, GCVO, PC (5 May 1887 – 15 September 1972) was an English Anglican priest, and 99th Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from 1945 to 1961. From a long line of parish priests, Fisher was educated at Marlborough College and Exeter College, Oxford .
Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Baron Fisher of Lambeth was the 99th archbishop of Canterbury (1945–61). The son, grandson, and great-grandson of Anglican rectors of Higham-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, the young Fisher attended Exeter College, Oxford (1906–11), and the Wells Theological College, becoming
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Oct 19, 2021 · Fisher of Lambeth, Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Baron, 1887-1972, Church of England -- Bishops -- Biography, Church of England, Anglican Communion -- Bishops -- Biography, Anglican Communion -- Bishops, Bishops Publisher Eugene : Pickwick Publications Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language ...
Geoffrey Fisher. : David Hein. James Clarke Company, Limited, 2008 - Religion - 140 pages. The first scholarly biographical study on one of the most fascinating figures in 20th century Christianity, who has been neglected for many years by professional historians. Geoffrey Fisher worked to modernize the Church of England and to develop the ...
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- Geoffrey Fisher: Archbishop of Canterbury
May 29, 2018 · Fisher, Geoffrey (1887–1972). Archbishop of Canterbury. Born in Leicestershire of a clerical family and educated at Exeter College, Oxford, Fisher taught at Marlborough. After succeeding William Temple as headmaster of Repton (1914–32), he was successively bishop of Chester (1932), bishop of London (1939), and archbishop after Temple's ...
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Geoffrey Francis Fisher was, by and large, an uncomplicated man. Neither enticed by rebellion nor drawn by doubt, he was conservative and consistent, a loyal and devoted churchman. His considerable powers, both intellectual and physical, were steadily and happily employed in the service of established institutions.
