Download or read book John Bird Sumner written by Nigel Scotland and published by Gracewing Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archbishop Sumner was a gifted academic as well as an outstanding pastor and administrator. During his tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury, his mild and statesmanlike policies guided the Church of England through a turbulent period, including the restoration of the Roman Catholic episcopal hierarchy in England, as well as the rapid expansion of the Anglican Communion throughout the world.