Matthew Parker

Matthew Parker was an English bishop. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 1559 to his death. He was also an influential theologian and arguably the co-founder of a distinctive tradition of Anglican theological thought.

6 August 1504

Born on the same birth day (6 August): Alfred, Lord Tennyson • Barbara Cooney • Bob Horner • Byard Lancaster • Charles Crichton • François Fénelon • Garrett Weber-Gale • Hjalmar Kiærskou • Howard Hodgkin • Jack de Gier • Jean-Baptiste Bessières • Louella Parsons • Randy DeBarge • Wilmer Flores