Thomas Alfred Chapman (1867–1949) was an

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in the first half of the twentieth century.

Life

Educated at

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, he was ordained in 1890 and began his ecclesiastical career as a

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. After this he was

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of St John,

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and then

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of East Bristol. In 1899 he returned to

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to be

of the

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and then a decade later became

of St Peter's, Bolton before an 11-year spell as

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.''New Bishop Of Colchester. Canon Chapman Appointed.''

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Thursday, Jun 15, 1922; pg. 10; Issue 43058; col D

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Thomas Alfred 1867 births Clergy from Staffordshire Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Bishops of Colchester 1949 deaths 20th-century Church of England bishops