John Habgood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Habgood

Archbishop of York; Bishop of Durham; British Anglican bishop and life peer

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1927

Place of Birth: Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Mar-2019

Profession: priest, politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Stapylton Habgood, Baron Habgood, (23 June 1927 – 6 March 2019) was a British Anglican bishop, academic, and life peer.
He was Bishop of Durham from 1973 to 1983, and Archbishop of York from 18 November 1983 to 1995.
In 1995, he was made a life peer and so continued to serve in the House of Lords after stepping down as Archbishop.
He took a leave of absence in later life, and was one of the first peers to explicitly retire from the Lords in 2011.