Edmund Michael Hubert Capper (12 March 1908 – 6 March 1998) was an

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Born on 12 March 1908 and educated at

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and

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

, he was

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in 1933. Following a curacy at St Mary

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he emigrated to

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where he was a Mission Priest at Luatala with Canon Donald Parsons before promotion to be the

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then Provost of its cathedral. In 1968, he became

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, a post he held 1973. He was an assistant bishop of the

Diocese in Europe The Diocese in Europe (short form for the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe) is a diocese of the Church of England. It was originally formed in 1842 as the Diocese of Gibraltar. It is geographically the largest diocese of the Church of England and th ...

in 1988. He died on 6 March 1998, an honorary assistant bishop in the

Diocese of Southwark The Diocese of Southwark is one of the 42 dioceses of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. It was created on 1 May 1905 from part of the ancient Dio ...

.The Bridge – April 1998
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1908 births People educated at St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath Anglican archdeacons in Africa Officers of the Order of the British Empire Provosts of the Anglican Church of Tanzania Anglican bishops of St Helena 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops 1998 deaths Alumni of St Augustine's College, Canterbury {{SaintHelena-stub