Thomas Alfred Chapman (1867–1949Obituary-Bishop T. A. Chapman Former Suffragan Bishop Of Colchester The Times Thursday, Jun 02, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51397; col E) was an Anglican bishopConsecration details in the first half of the twentieth century.“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007

Life Educated at Exeter College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1890”The Clergy List” London, John Phillips, 1900 and began his ecclesiastical career as a Curate at Charles Church, Plymouth. After this he was Vicar of St John, CarlisleChurch web-site and then Rural Dean of East Bristol.Bristol information In 1899 he returned to CharlesNational Archives detail to be Rural Dean of the Three Towns and then a decade later became Rural Dean of St Peter's, BoltonIncumbency details before an 11-year spell as Bishop of Colchester.New Bishop Of Colchester. Canon Chapman Appointed. The Times Thursday, Jun 15, 1922; pg. 10; Issue 43058; col D

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