Template:Infobox bishopbiog

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[edit] Purpose

For biographies of Christian bishops.

Also bishops or archbishops, Template:Infobox Bishop and Template:Infobox Archbishop may be used instead of this template.

For Roman Catholic cardinals, Template:Infobox Cardinal may be used.

For Patriarchs, Template:Infobox Patriarch may be used.

[edit] Usage

Here is an example of a completed template that you can copy into your article, modifying the details:

Rowan Williams

Denomination	Church of England
Senior posting
See	{{{See}}}
Title	Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All-England
Period in office	2002 — present
Predecessor	George Carey
Successor	incumbent
Religious career
Priestly ordination	1977
Previous bishoprics	Bishop of Monmouth, Archbishop of Wales
Previous post	Bishop
Personal
Date of birth	14 June 1950
Place of birth	Swansea

{{Infobox bishopbiog
| name           = Rowan Williams
| image          = [[Image:CanterburyCathedral.png|215px]]
| caption        =
| religion       = [[Church of England]]
| See            = Canterbury
| Title          = [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], Primate of All-England
| Period         = 2002 — present
| Predecessor    = [[George Carey]]
| Successor      = incumbent
| ordination     = 1977
| bishops        = [[Bishop of Monmouth]],<br/>[[Archbishop of Wales]]
| post           = Bishop
| date of birth  = [[14 June]] [[1950]]
| place of birth = [[Swansea]]
| date of death  = 
| place of death = }}

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[edit] Microformat

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