Bible Dictionaries
Canterbury, England

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Canterbury, Dunstan of, Saint

Next Entry
Cantharus

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Ancient diocese, the mother-church and primatial see of all England, from 597 until its suppression in the late 16th centuy. At one time there were 22 suffragan dioceses, and the archbishop had the right of crowning and anointing the sovereign. The cathedral, begun by Saint Augustine, was burned in 1067, and the restoration completed in 1495. Notable bishops include

• Cardinal Reginald Pole, last Catholic archbishop of the diocese
• Lanfranc
• Deusdedit, 655-664, first English bishop
• Saint Anselm of Canterbury
• Saint Augustine of Canterbury, first bishop
• Saint Dunstan of Canterbury
• Saint Edmund Rich
• Saint Theodore (668-690)
• Saint Thomas of Canterbury
• Stephen Langton
• Stigand (1052-1070), last of the Saxons