Bishop/holyman Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an archbishop and statesman in the Russian Empire, of Ukrainian descent. He elaborated and imple

Was an archbishop and statesman in the Russian Empire, of Ukrainian descent. He elaborated and implemented Peter the Great's reform of the Russian Orthodox Church. One of the founding fathers of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prokopovich wrote much religious verse and some of the most enduring sermons in the Russian language.

Was an Austrian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1956 to

Was an Austrian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1956 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. The last surviving cardinal elevated by Pope John XXIII, he was the second-oldest and longest-serving cardinal worldwide at the time of his death.

Was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980, during which time he visited Rome and met

Was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980, during which time he visited Rome and met the Pontiff, in company with Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, future Cardinal of England and Wales.Born in Highgate, London, England, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and St. John's College, Cambridge. He studied Oriental Languages from 1928 to 1931 and took a first in both parts of the tripos, achieving a rare and distinguished double first. Coggan then took up a post as a lecturer in Semitic languages at the University of Manchester from 1931 to 1934, a professor of the New Testament at Wycliffe College in Toronto from 1937 to 1944, and principal of London College of Divinity from 1944 to 1956.