Editing Gilbert Sheldon (section)

{{Short description|Archbishop of Canterbury from 1663 to 1677}}
{{For|Roman Catholic prelate in the United States|Gilbert Sheldon (Bishop of Steubenville)}}
{{distinguish|Gilbert Shelton}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = {{pre-nominal styles|size=100%|MRevd|&RHPC}}
| name = Gilbert Sheldon
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|}}
| image = Gilbert Sheldon by Sir Peter Lely.jpg
| caption = Portrait by [[Peter Lely]]
| title = [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| church = [[Church of England]]
| province = [[Province of Canterbury]]
| diocese = [[Diocese of Canterbury]]
| elected = 11 August 1663 (elected); 31 August 1663 (election confirmed)
| enthroned = 7 September 1663 (by proxy)
| ended = 9 November 1677 (death)
| predecessor = [[William Juxon]]
| successor = [[William Sancroft]]
| other_post = [[Dean of the Chapel Royal]] (1660–1663)<br />[[Bishop of London]] (1660–1663)<br />[[Master of the Savoy]] (1660–1663)<br />[[Chancellor of the University of Oxford]] (1667–1669)
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1598|6|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Stanton, Staffordshire]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1677|11|9|1598|6|19|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Lambeth Palace]], [[Surrey]]
| buried = [[Croydon Minster|Croydon parish church]], [[Surrey]]
| nationality = [[English people|English]]
| religion = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]]
| residence = 
| parents = Roger Sheldon
| profession = [[Theologian]]
| alma_mater = [[Trinity College, Oxford]]
}}{{Ordination
| ordained deacon by           = [[John Howson]] ([[Bishop of Oxford|Oxford]])
| date of diaconal ordination  = 23 May 1624
| place of diaconal ordination = [[Dorchester on Thames]]
| ordained priest by           =
| date of priestly ordination  =
| place of priestly ordination =
| consecrated by               = [[Brian Duppa]] ([[Bishop of Winchester|Winch.]])
| co-consecrators              = [[Accepted Frewen]] ([[Archbishop of York|York]]),<br />[[Matthew Wren]] ([[Bishop of Ely|Ely]]),<br />[[John Warner (bishop)|John Warner]] ([[Bishop of Rochester|Rochester]]),<br />[[Henry King (poet)|Henry King]] ([[Bishop of Chichester|Chichester]])
| date of consecration         = 28 October 1660
| place of consecration        = [[Henry VII Chapel]], [[Westminster Abbey]]
| bishop 1                     =
| consecration date 1          =
| sources                      = <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bkROAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA206 Perceval, A.P. An Apology for the Doctrine of Apostolical Succession: with an Appendix on the English Orders] p. 206 (Google Books)</ref>
}}
'''Gilbert Sheldon''' (19 June 1598 – 9 November 1677) was an English religious leader who served as the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] from 1663 until his death.