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Archibald Campbell Tait (21 December 1811 – 3 December 1882) was an Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England and theologian. He was the first Scottish Archbishop of Canterbury and thus, head of the Church of England.
Apr 10, 2024 · Archibald Campbell Tait (born Dec. 21, 1811, Edinburgh, Scot.—died Dec. 3, 1882, Addington, Surrey, Eng.) was the archbishop of Canterbury, remembered primarily for his efforts to moderate tension in the Church of England at the height of the Oxford Movement.
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Archbishop of Canterbury, 1869-1882. Archibald Campbell Tait was ordained in the Church of England in 1836 and succeeded Thomas Arnold as headmaster of Rugby School in 1842. He married...
Home. Archibald Campbell Tait. Priest/Minister. On a pillar in the south transept in Westminster Abbey is a white marble bust, with a shield of arms below, to Archibald Campbell Tait. This was unveiled on 13th November 1884 and is signed by the sculptor H.H. Armstead R.A. The inscription reads: Archibald Campbell Tait Born Dec 21st 1811.
978-0-227-90740-5. Religion. In this, the first biography of Archbishop Tait since that by his son-in-law in 1891, John Witheridge tells the story of how a Scottish outsider became the most...
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Mar 16, 2024 · Archibald Campbell Tait, 1811-1882, was appointed archbishop of Canterbury in 1868, following twelve years as bishop of London; he was formerly dean of Carlisle.
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Archibald Campbell Tait, 1811–82, British churchman, archbishop of Canterbury, b. Edinburgh. He grew up a Presbyterian, but he early decided to enter the ministry of the Church of England. In 1834 he was elected a fellow of Balliol College, Oxford; in 1836 he was ordained an Anglican priest.
