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 • Bulstrode Whitelocke • Byard Lancaster • Chalmers Johnson • Elisabeth Beresford • Elliott Smith • Jesse Ryder • Kevin Mitnick • Lajos Vajda • Leo Carrillo • Louise de La Vallière • Luis Vizcaíno • Melissa George • Norman Wexler • Paul Bartel • Paul Hellyer • Pauline Betz • Richard C. Miller