Back إدوارد بنسون (قسيس) Arabic ادوارد بنسون (عالم لاهوت) ARZ Edward White Benson German Edward White Benson French Edward White Benson Hungarian Edward White Benson Italian 에드워드 화이트 벤슨 Korean Eduardus White Benson Latin Бенсон, Эдвард Russian Edward White Benson Swedish
Edward White Benson | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
_(14804163333).jpg) Archbishop Benson, c. 1890s | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| Appointed | 21 December 1882 |
| Installed | 29 March 1883 |
| Term ended | 11 October 1896 |
| Predecessor | Archibald Campbell Tait |
| Successor | Frederick Temple |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1853 (as deacon) by James Prince Lee 1857 (as priest) by Thomas Turton |
| Consecration | 25 April 1877 by Archibald Campbell Tait |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward White Benson 14 July 1829 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 11 October 1896 (aged 67) Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales |
| Buried | Canterbury Cathedral |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward White Benson Sr. & Harriet Baker Benson |
| Spouse | Mary (Minnie) Sidgwick |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Truro (1877–1883) |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Signature |  |
Edward White Benson (14 July 1829 – 11 October 1896) was archbishop of Canterbury from 1883 until his death. Before this, he was the first Bishop of Truro, serving from 1877 to 1883, and began construction of Truro Cathedral.
He was previously a schoolmaster and was the first Master of Wellington College from 1859 to 1872.