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born	active	died
1519 ca	1575-1583	1583, Jul 6

an English Protestant leader who successively held the posts of Bishop of London, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury for the Church of England (1575-1583) during the reign of Elizabeth I of England. Grindal was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury on 26 July 1575, though there is no actual proof that the new archbishop ever visited the seat of his see, Canterbury, not even for his enthronement.

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