John Habgood

John Stapylton Habgood, Baron Habgood,  (23 June 1927 – 6 March 2019) was a British Anglican bishop, academic, and life peer. He was Bishop of Durham from 1973 to 1983, and Archbishop of York from 18 November 1983 to 1995. 

In 1995, he was made a life peer and was in the House of Lords after stepping down as Archbishop. He took a leave of absence in later life, and was one of the first peers to retire from the Lords in 2011.

Habgood died on 6 March 2019 at the age of 91.

References

Other websites
 Biography – John Habgood, on the Gifford Lectures site. 2000–2001 lectures are online.
 John Habgood – God debates at Cambridge website
 Contributions in the House of Lords 
"The Untidiness of Integration: John Stapylton Habgood" . Kevin Seybold, Volume 57 Number 2. June 2005. PSCF

Category:1927 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Archbishops of York
Category:United Kingdom Life Peers