Background
Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy was born on October 2, 1921 in England. Son of Robert Dalziel and Anne Runcie.
Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy was born on October 2, 1921 in England. Son of Robert Dalziel and Anne Runcie.
Master of Arts 1st class honors Litterae Humaniores, Brasenose College, Oxford University, England. Master of Arts in Theology with distinction, Westcott House, Cambridge University, England, 1948. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Westcott House, Cambridge (England) University, 1980.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Oxford University, 1980. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Cambridge University, 1981. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), University South Sewanee, 1981.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), New Raday College, Budapest, 1987. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), University South Carolina, 1987. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), St. Andrew's University, 1989.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Keele, 1981. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Liverpool University, 1983. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Rikkyo University, Tokio, 1987.
Data Control Language (honorary), University Kent, 1982. Data Control Language (honorary), University West Indies, 1984. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Yale University, 1989.
Curate, All Saints Church, Gosforth, 1950-1952; chaplain, vice principal, Westcott House, 1953-1956; vice principal, Westcott House, 1954-1956; fellow, dean, assistant tutor, Trinity Hall, Cambridge U., 1956-1960; honorary fellow, Trinity Hall, Cambridge U., 1975; principal Cuddesdon College, also vicar of Cuddesdon, 1960-1969; bishop of St. Albans, 1970-1980; archbishop of Canterbury, 1980-1991; retired, 1991; honorary assistant bishop of St. Albans, since 1991. Teape lecturer U. Delhi, 1962, William Nobel lecturer Harvard University, 1987. High steward Cambridge U., since 1991.
Served with British Army, 1939-1945. Member Athenaeum Club (London), Cavalry and Guards Club, Marylebone Cricket Club.
Married Angela Rosalind Turner, 1957. Children: James, Rebecca.