# Canterbury becomes an archbishopric (601)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/601-canterbury-becomes-an-archbishopric

Papal support strengthened Augustine's mission and the emerging English church centred on Canterbury. Within the broader Post-Roman Britain period, Roman institutions gave way to competing Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while Christianity was rebuilt through continental and Irish missions. This event is placed at AD 601 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The institution would become central to English Christianity for centuries.

## Why it matters
The institution would become central to English Christianity for centuries.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Canterbury becomes an archbishopric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Canterbury+becomes+an+archbishopric&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Canterbury becomes an archbishopric](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Canterbury+becomes+an+archbishopric)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Anglo-Saxon England topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Anglo-Saxon%20England)