Ælfheah (, " elf-high "; 954 – 19 April 1012 ), officially remembered by the name Alphege within some churches, and also called Elphege, Alfege, or Godwine, was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury.

* Aelfheah ( St. Alphege ) goes to Pope John XVIII at Rome for his pallium and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.

* Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury ( d. 1012 )

* Danes capture Canterbury, taking Alphege, the Archbishop of Canterbury as a prisoner.

* April 19 – Archbishop Alphege of Canterbury is murdered by his Danish captors.

* April 19 – Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury ( b. 954 )

A second wave of Danish attacks began in 991, and in 1011 the cathedral was burnt and Archbishop Alphege was killed.

From here they attacked Kent and, in the year 1012, took the city of Canterbury, making Archbishop Alphege their prisoner for seven months in their camp at Greenwich.

The church is dedicated to, and reputedly marks the place where Alfege ( also spelt ' Alphege '), Archbishop of Canterbury, was killed by Viking raiders on 19 April 1012.

* Alphege ( 954 – 1012 ), ( sometimes spelled as " Alphage ") Archbishop of Canterbury

In 1012, Thorkell's men took Archbishop Alphege hostage, who had previously been instrumental in negotiating danegeld payments.

A notable example of this was the discussion of Christian unity by the Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool, Dr. Heenan, and the Anglican Archbishop of York, Dr. Ramsey, recently appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.

Of course, the crowning event that has dramatically upset the traditional pattern of English religious history was the friendly visit paid by Dr. Fisher, then Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, to the Vatican last December.

He was born around 735 and became the student of Archbishop Ecgbert at York.

In 1884, he was created by Pope Leo XIII Archbishop of Caesarea in partibus and sent to India as an Apostolic Delegate to report on the establishment of the hierarchy there.

Ealdred ( or Aldred ; died 11 September 1069 ) was Abbot of Tavistock, Bishop of Worcester, and Archbishop of York in Anglo-Saxon England.

In this mission Ealdred was somewhat successful and obtained insight into the working of the German church during a stay of a year with Hermann II, the Archbishop of Cologne.

Ealdred was rewarded with the administration of the see of Hereford, which he held until 1061, and was appointed Archbishop of York.

Cynesige, the archbishop of York, died on 22 December 1060, and Ealdred was elected Archbishop of York on Christmas Day, 1060.

The brethren elected a superior with the title of prior who was then instituted by the Archbishop of Milan.

Andrew was crowned by Archbishop John of Kalocsa on 29 May 1205 in Székesfehérvár, but before the coronation, he had to take an oath.

Finally, Andrew was obliged to confirm the Golden Bull and supplement it with a provision that prohibited the employment of non-Christians and also authorized the Archbishop of Esztergom to punish the king in case he ignored his promise.

Amalric became alarmed and sent Frederick de la Roche, Archbishop of Tyre, to seek help from the kings and nobles of Europe, but no assistance was forthcoming.

Absalon or Axel ( – 21 March 1201 ) was a Danish archbishop and statesman, who was the Bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and Archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death.

He was also a kinsman of Archbishop Eskil of Lund.

Absalon was interred at Sorø Abbey, and was succeeded as Archbishop of Lund by Anders Sunesen.

Probably due to the influence of Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury ( 959 – 988 ), Ælfheah was elected Bishop of Winchester in 984, and was consecrated on 19 October that year.

He was present at the council of May 1008 at which Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York, preached his Sermo Lupi ad Anglos ( The Sermon of the Wolf to the English ), castigating the English for their moral failings and blaming the latter for the tribulations afflicting the country.

Ælfheah was the first Archbishop of Canterbury to die a violent death.

It is held roughly every ten years and invitation is by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

While in Rome he assisted at a council then being held concerning certain questions on " the life and monastic peace of monks ", and, on his departure, took with him to England the decree of the council together with letters from the pope to Lawrence, Archbishop of Canterbury, and to all the clergy, to King Ethelbert of Kent, and to all the English people " concerning what was to be observed by the Church of England ".

Together, they held a synod a few days after the coronation in which Arnulf, Archbishop of Reims, was ordered to be restored to his See of Reims, and Gerbert of Aurillac, the future Pope Silvester II, was condemned as an intruder.

Stephen also raised Bishop Theodulf of Orléans to the rank of Archbishop, and had Louis release from their exile all political prisoners originally from Rome who had been held by the emperor resulting from the conflict that plagued the early part of Pope Leo III ’ s reign.

Richard Lovelace's mother was also the daughter of Anne Sandys and the granddaughter of Cicely Wilford and the Most Reverend Dr. Edwin Sandys, an Anglican church leader who successively held the posts of the Bishop of Worcester ( 1559 – 1570 ), Bishop of London ( 1570 – 1576 ), and the Archbishop of York ( 1576 – 1588 ).

* George Abbot of England ( 1562 – 1633 ), Archbishop of Canterbury, held position 1611 – 1633

The next council was held in 1270, and Bertrand de Malferrat, Archbishop of Arles presided over the council.

The 1457 council was held by Cardinal de Foix, Archbishop of Arles and legate of Avignon, who was also a Franciscan.

Other synods were also held at Milan and at the Council of Hatfield in 680, convoked by Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury.

* 10 August 2007: The Requiem Mass of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, former Archbishop of Paris, is held.

Some authorities say he also held the title of " Archbishop of York ", but this is probably an error.

At a council held in London on 6 April 1152, Stephen induced a small number of barons to pay homage to Eustace as their future king ; but the Archbishop of Canterbury, Theobald of Bec, and the other bishops declined to perform the coronation ceremony on the grounds that the Roman curia had declared against the claim of Eustace.

A subsequent letter of Boniface's to Cuthbert, Archbishop of Canterbury, provided a good deal of information about Frankish synods, especially one held in 747, the decrees of which Boniface included in the letter.

It was held by Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury.

It was held by Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury.

It was held by Bainiard from Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury.

The manor was held by the church until 1398 when Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury fell out of favour with Richard II and was exiled.

The O ' Mellan land was held to be the property of the Established ( Anglican ) Church and was thus presented to the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh who was charged with overseeing the settlement of the area with English and Scots " planters ".

In an effort to negotiate a truce, Henry of Blois held a peace conference at Bath, at which Robert represented the Empress, and Queen Matilda and Archbishop Theobald the King.

The monastery had initially been endowed by Peada ; for the dedication of Wulfhere's gift both Archbishop Deusdedit ( died 664 ), and Bishop Jaruman ( held office from 663 ), were present.

Godwin and his family were exiled ; afterwards Robert claimed the office of sheriff of Kent, probably on the strength of Eadsige, his predecessor as Archbishop, having held the office.

On 3 November 1333 de Stratford was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and he resigned the chancellorship in the following year ; however, he held this office again from 1335 to 1337 and for about two months in 1340.

Legatine councils in 1125, 1127 and 1129 were held in Westminster, the last two called by Archbishop William.