Donald Coggan

Donald Coggan
The Rt Revd and Rt Hon
 The Lord Coggan 
PC
Archbishop of Canterbury
Enthroned 1974
Reign ended 1980
Predecessor Michael Ramsey
Successor Robert Runcie
Personal details
Born 9 October 1909
Highgate, London, England
Died 17 May 2000 (aged 90)
Winchester, Hampshire
Buried Canterbury Cathedral

Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan, PC (9 October 1909 – 17 May 2000) was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980, during which time he visited Rome and met the Pontiff, in company with Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, future Cardinal of England and Wales.

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Background

Coggan was born in Highgate, London, England and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Charterhouse Square, City of London and St. John's College, Cambridge. He studied oriental languages from 1928 to 1931 and took a first in both parts of the tripos, achieving a rare and distinguished double first. He then had a positions as a lecturer in Semitic languages at the University of Manchester (1931–1934), professor of New Testament at Wycliffe College in Toronto (1937–1944) and principal of the London College of Divinity (1944–1956).

Life and work

Coggan served as curate of St Mary's Church, Islington from 1934 to 1937. He was ordained a priest in 1935, appointed Bishop of Bradford in 1956 and translated to Archbishop of York in 1961. After his retirement as Archbishop of Canterbury he was granted a life peerage and made Baron Coggan, of Canterbury and Sissinghurst in the County of Kent.

Coggan's tenure as archbishop was noted for his strong support for the ordination of women (which did not happen in the Church of England until 1994), having proposed it at the Lambeth Conference of the world's Anglican bishops in 1970. His comparatively brief tenure was marked by his boldness, orderliness and punctuality. Aside from his duties of his primacy, he was a prolific writer – his works including Call To The Nation (1975). He was also a speaker and preacher, often accompanied by his wife, Jean Braithwaite.

Among his other roles was being Honorary President of the United Bible Societies from 1957 to 1976. His knowledge of the scriptures meant he made an enormous contribution to the furthering of the organisation. He also founded the Lord Coggan Memorial Fund which helped to supply Russian children with copies of the Bible.

Known for his warm welcome, he is commonly credited with remarking that "The art of hospitality is to make guests feel at home when you wish they were."[1]

Coggan died in Winchester, Hampshire.[2] He was cremated and his ashes buried at Canterbury Cathedral.

References

  1. ^ Quoted in A Gentleman Publisher's Commonplace Book, John Murray, October 1996
  2. ^ Deaths England and Wales 1984–2006

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Church of England titles
Preceded by
Alfred Blunt
Bishop of Bradford
1956–1961
Succeeded by
Clement Parker
Preceded by
Michael Ramsey
Archbishop of York
(Primate of England)

1961–1974
Succeeded by
Stuart Blanch
Archbishop of Canterbury
1974–1980
Succeeded by
Robert Runcie

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