Thomas Chapman (bishop)
Thomas Alfred Chapman (1867–1949[1]) was an Anglican bishop[2] in the first half of the twentieth century.[3]
Life[edit]
Educated at Exeter College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1890[4] and began his ecclesiastical career as a Curate at Charles Church, Plymouth. After this he was Vicar of St John, Carlisle[5] and then Rural Dean of East Bristol.[6] In 1899 he returned to Charles[7] to be Rural Dean of the Three Towns and then a decade later became Rural Dean of St Peter's, Bolton[8] before an 11-year spell as Bishop of Colchester.[9]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Obituary-Bishop T. A. Chapman Former Suffragan Bishop Of Colchester The Times Thursday, Jun 02, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51397; col E
- ^ Consecration details[permanent dead link]
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ ”The Clergy List” London, John Phillips, 1900
- ^ Church web-site
- ^ Bristol information[permanent dead link]
- ^ National Archives detail
- ^ Incumbency details Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New Bishop Of Colchester. Canon Chapman Appointed. The Times Thursday, Jun 15, 1922; pg. 10; Issue 43058; col D