William Temple (bishop)

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William Temple was an English Anglican priest, who served as Bishop of Manchester (1921–1929), Archbishop of York (1929–1942) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1942–1944).

Portrait by Philip de László, 1942

Temple conducts a service at Scapa Flow, September 1942

Anglicanism

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Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide as of 2001.

Jesus supporting an English flag and staff in the crook of his right arm depicted in a stained glass window in Rochester Cathedral in Rochester, Kent, England

Saint Alban is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr

Augustine of Canterbury, the first Archbishop of Canterbury

Queen Elizabeth I revived the Church of England in 1559 and established a uniform faith and practice; she took the title "Supreme Governor"