Robert Runcie installed as Archbishop of Canterbury

Title

Robert Runcie installed as Archbishop of Canterbury

Genre

Interview; Speech; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:04:12

Description

Recording of the crypt ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral in London where the Bishop of St Albans, the Right Reverend Robert Runcie, was installed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury in succession to Dr Donald Coggan. Includes excerpt from speech by Runcie; interview with Bishop of London Gerald Ellison. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Robert Runcie; Gerald Ellison

Keywords

London; Religion; Archbishops; Robert Runcie; Church of England; Christianity; Anglicanism; Religious ceremonies; St Paul’s Cathedral; Religious leaders

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