Robert Runcie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Runcie

Archbishop of Canterbury

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1921

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Jul-2000

Profession: priest, politician, Anglican priest

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie (2 October 1921 – 11 July 2000) was a British Anglican bishop.
He was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991, having previously been Bishop of St Albans.
He travelled the world widely to spread ecumenicism and worked to foster relations with both Protestant and Catholic churches across Europe.
He was a leader of the Liberal Anglo-Catholicism movement.
He came under attack for expressing compassion towards bereaved Argentinians after the Falklands War of 1982, and generated controversy by supporting women's ordination.
Biographer Adrian Hastings argues that Runcie was not a distinguished writer or thinker, but was a good administrator who made shrewd appointments, demanded quality, and recognized good performances.