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Diocese of Canterbury

Church of England's diocese covering eastern Kent

64 dated entries naming Diocese of Canterbury, drawn from 58 separate years between 667 CE and 1282 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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7th century

  • 667Wighard, archbishop of Canterbury, dies of the bubonic plague while returning from his consecration in Rome.source
  • 670Tatwine, archbishop of Canterbury (approximate date)source
  • 673The Council of Hertford is held and convened by Theodore of Tarsus, archbishop of Canterbury. The council makes canons for the English Church.source
  • 678Wilfrid, bishop of York, is at the height of his power and owns vast estates throughout Northumbria. After his refusal to agree to a division of his see, Ecgfrith and Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury, have him banished from Northumbria.source

8th century

  • 731Berhtwald, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 792August 12 – Jænberht, archbishop of Canterburysource

9th century

  • 805May 12 – Æthelhard, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 832March 24 – Wulfred, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 870February 4 – Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 888June 30 – Æthelred, archbishop of Canterburysource

10th century

  • 909Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury (d. 988)source
  • 914Plegmund, archbishop of Canterbury (or 923)source
  • 923August 2 – Plegmund, archbishop of Canterbury (or 914)source
  • 926January 8 – Athelm, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 941Oda ("the Good") is appointed archbishop of Canterbury in England after the death of Wulfhelm.source
  • 941February 12 – Wulfhelm, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 953Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1012)source
  • 958June 2 – Oda (the Good), archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 959Dunstan, bishop of Worcester and London, is appointed by Edgar I as archbishop of Canterbury and becomes his chief adviser.source
  • 959Ælfsige (or Aelfsige), archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 960Dunstan receives the pallium as archbishop of Canterbury from Pope John XII. He reforms monasteries and enforces the rule of Saint Benedict: poverty, chastity and obedience for monks.source
  • 972The monastery at the site of Peterborough Cathedral is rebuilt by Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury.source
  • 988May 19 – Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury (b. 909)source
  • 994October 28 – Sigeric, archbishop of Canterburysource

11th century

  • 1005November 16 – Ælfric of Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury, leaves ships to the people of Wiltshire and Kent in his will, leaving the best, equipped for 60 men, to King Æthelred the Unready.source
  • 1012April 19 – Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterbury in England, is murdered by his Danish captors at Greenwich (after refusing to pay a ransom of 3,000 pounds for his release).source
  • 1012April 19 – Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1013Æthelred II appoints Lyfing as archbishop of Canterbury in England. He restores Canterbury Cathedral, adding porticus towers and a massive westwork.source
  • 1020June 12 – Lyfing, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1022Æthelnoth, archbishop of Canterbury, travels to Rome to obtain the pallium. He is received by Benedict VIII.source
  • 1050October 29 – Eadsige, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1063Anselm, later to become archbishop of Canterbury, becomes prior at the Abbey of Bec (approximate date).source
  • 1070William de Corbeil, archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1136)source
  • 1072February 22 – Stigand, Anglo-Saxon archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1088William II calls the representatives of the fyrd to a meeting in London. He promises (with the support of Lanfranc, bishop of Canterbury) the people better laws, and the removal of taxes if they support him against the rebels.source
  • 1089May 24 – Lanfranc, Italian-born archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1090Theobald of Bec, Norman churchman, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1093March 6 – Anselm, Italian Benedictine abbot and theologian, becomes archbishop of Canterbury in England, succeeding Lanfranc. The post of archbishop has been left vacant since 1089 by King William II of England – so he can collect the church's income for himself.source
  • 1097October – Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, goes into exile. Conflicts between him and William II result in Anselm leaving England and heading for Rome. William confiscates Anselm's land.source
  • 1100September 23 – Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury returns to England from exile, at the invitation of Henry I.source

12th century

  • 1102Council of London: A church council convened by Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, bans sodomy and the sale of Christian slaves to non-Christian countries, and reforms the clergy.source
  • 1103April 27 – Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, again goes into exile after a dispute with King Henry I over the appointment of bishops and abbots to important Church positions.source
  • 1105Henry I meets Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, under threat of excommunication at L'Aigle in Normandy to settle their disputes that has led to Anselm's exile from England (see 1103).source
  • 1107August 11 – The Investiture Controversy is resolved, by the reconciliation of Henry I and Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury and the mass consecration of bishops by Anselm at the royal Palace of Westminster: William Giffard to Winchester, Roger to Salisbury, Reynelm to Hereford, William Warelwast to Exeter and Urban to Llandaff. Roger of Salisbury is also appointed Justiciar in this year.source
  • 1109April 21 – Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1033)source
  • 1136November 21 – William de Corbeil, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1152April 6 – King Stephen has his nobles swear fealty to his son Eustace, as the rightful heir of the English throne. Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury, and other bishops refuse to crown Eustace favouring Henry of Anjou to claim the throne instead. Stephen confiscates their property and Theobald is forced into exile in Flanders.source
  • 1155Spring – King Henry II has the Palace of Westminster (which is badly damaged by Stephen's supporters during The Anarchy) repaired. Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, is given the task of repairing the buildings.source
  • 1161April 18 – Theobald of Bec, archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1090)source
  • 1161April 18 – Theobald of Bec, archbishop of Canterbury in England dies after an illness. King Henry II is informed and expresses the wish to have his friend Thomas Becket elected as the successor.source
  • 1162June 3 – King Henry II has his chancellor Thomas Becket elected to succeed the late Theobald of Bec as archbishop of Canterbury. He accepts the pallium sent by Pope Alexander III.source
  • 1174April 7 – Pope Alexander III consecrates Richard of Dover as archbishop of Canterbury at Anagni. Richard returns to England bearing his pallium which he has received directly from the pope.source
  • 1174July 7 – Henry II does penance at Canterbury for the murder of Thomas Becket (see 1170), even though indirect. He is whipped by the monks as punishment.source
  • 1194March – Richard returns to England, and remains for only a few weeks before returning to the Continent. He leaves the administration of England in the hands of Hubert Walter, archbishop of Canterbury, who accompanied Richard on the Third Crusade and led his army back to England. He levied the taxes to pay the king's ransom and put down a plot against Richard by his younger brother John.source
  • 1196Spring – William Fitz Osbert, a rebel leader, leads an uprising of the poor against the rich in London. He gathers over 52,000 supporters, stocks of weapons are cached throughout the city by breaking into the houses of the rich. Finally, the riots are suppressed and William is hanged, drawn and quartered by orders of Hubert Walter, archbishop of Canterbury.source

13th century

  • 1205July 13 – Hubert Walter, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1206December – The monks of Canterbury want their own sub-prior Reginald for the post of archbishop, while King John chooses John de Gray. Pope Innocent III appoints Stephen Langton. Finally, the monks accept the Pope's decision and vote for Langton.source
  • 1207June 17 – Stephen Langton is consecrated as archbishop of Canterbury in England by Innocent III at Viterbo.source
  • 1208March 24 – Innocent III places England under a Papal Interdict, as punishment for John, King of England ("Lackland")'s refusal to accept Stephen Langton as archbishop of Canterbury. During the interdict, religious services as marriages, burials, or baptisms cannot be performed. John confiscates church property of clergy who are unwilling to conduct services. Many bishops in the country flee abroad to the Continent.source
  • 1215Robert Kilwardby, archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1279)source
  • 1215June 15 – A large number of barons, led by Stephen Langton, archbishop of Canterbury, meet King John of England on an island in the Thames at Runnymede. They force John to sign Magna Carta, a document that grants liberties to the "free men" – the Barons, the church and the towns. He is subjected to the rule of law, by confirming the status of trial by jury, on June 19.source
  • 1231August 3 – Richard le Grant, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1254Summer – The Lord Edward travels from Portsmouth with his mother, Queen Eleanor of Provence, and Boniface of Savoy, archbishop of Canterbury, to marry the 13-year-old Eleanor of Castile, the half-sister of King Alfonso X of Castile. Henry III has demanded the marriage in exchange for ending the war with Alfonso. In August, the party arrives in Burgos, capital of Castile, where the marriage is due to take place.source
  • 1282John Peckham, archbishop of Canterbury, orders all the synagogues of London to close, and forbids Jewish doctors from practicing on non-Jews.source

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