Richard Bancroft
Richard Bancroft | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| Installed | November 1604 |
| Term ended | 2 November 1610 |
| Predecessor | John Whitgift |
| Successor | George Abbot |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1574 by Richard Cox |
| Consecration | 8 May 1597 by John Whitgift |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1544 |
| Died | 2 November 1610 (aged 66) Lambeth, Surrey, England |
| Buried | Lambeth |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | John Bancroft Mary Curwen |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge, Jesus College, Cambridge |
Richard Bancroft (1544 – 2 November 1610) was an English churchman, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 to 1610 and "chief overseer" of the King James Bible.