Geoffrey Fisher

Clergyman

Geoffrey Francis Fisher was a prominent English Anglican priest who served as the 99th Archbishop of Canterbury. He held this high office from 1945 to 1961, a period of significant social and religious change in Britain. Fisher is most famously remembered for officiating at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, which was televised worldwide. His tenure was also marked by his efforts in the ecumenical movement, seeking greater unity among Christian denominations.

May 05, 1887 - Sep 15, 1972 English 6 Quotes

Quotes by Geoffrey Fisher

“The Christian Churches are not seeking a corporate union of a kind which would mean the merging of our several inheritances... but a recovery of the unity which is in Christ.”
 — Geoffrey Fisher
christianity ecumenism unity
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“The world is too strong for a divided church.”
 — Geoffrey Fisher
church religion unity
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“We are not to be saved by the captain of the ship, but by the ship's company.”
 — Geoffrey Fisher
collaboration community responsibility
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“I have no desire whatever to be a popular archbishop.”
 — Geoffrey Fisher
duty humility leadership
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“The Coronation is not the symbol of a power which is declining but of a spiritual unity which is growing.”
 — Geoffrey Fisher
coronation spirituality unity
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“In the new age, what is new is the need for a new man.”
 — Geoffrey Fisher
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