William Sancroft
William Sancroft | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
Portrait by Bernard Lens II | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| In office | 1677–1690 |
| Predecessor | Gilbert Sheldon |
| Successor | John Tillotson |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 27 January 1677 by Henry Compton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1617 |
| Died | 24 November 1693 (aged 76) Ufford Hall, Fressingfield, Suffolk, England |
| Buried | Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Fressingfield |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Francis Sandcroft Margaret Butcher |
| Education | King Edward VI School |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
William Sancroft (30 January 1617 – 24 November 1693) was the 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, and was one of the Seven Bishops imprisoned in 1688 for seditious libel against King James II, over his opposition to the king's Declaration of Indulgence. Deprived of his office in 1690 for refusing to swear allegiance to William and Mary, he later enabled and supported the consecration of new nonjuring bishops leading to the nonjuring schism.