Arthur Chandler (25 March 1859–5 November 1939) was Bishop of BloemfonteinProject Canterbury from 1902Chronological History of the Diocese of the Free State until 1920.
Born at Witley Manor, Surrey, on 25 March 1859, he was the son of the Rev. John Chandler, vicar of Witley.'Death of a Bishop', in The Surrey Advertiser, 8 November 1939, p. 2 He was educated at Marlborough and University College, Oxford,“Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 and ordained in 1883."The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London: Hamilton & Co., 1889 He began his career as Chaplain to Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was also tutor and elected a Fellow. Later, he was chaplain to the Bishop of Salisbury. He was Rector of All Saints Church, Poplar, London, from 1891 until late 1901 when he was appointed to the episcopate.Wits Historical Papers He was enthroned in the Cathedral, Cape Town on 2 February 1902, and arrived at his see shortly thereafter.
In November 1901 he received the honorary degree Doctor of Divinity from the University of Oxford.
In 1931 he proposed changing the order of the Holy Communion service so that the prayer of oblation followed immediately after the consecration and was then followed by the Lord's Prayer (corresponding to the order in the Book of Common Prayer (1549)). The proposal aroused some support and some opposition and was adopted in some churches though it never received episcopal approval; its provisional nature was the reason for terming it the "Interim" rite.Cross, F. L.; Livingstone, E. A. (eds., 1983) Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; 2nd ed., revised. Oxford: Oxford University Press; p. 709 In 1934 he was President of the Church Union.A History of Christianity in Petersfield: the stories of the local churches. Petersfield: Petersfield Area Historical Society, Monograph No 4, 2001 ISSN 0262-5970 St George's, Hanover Square, London, was one of the churches using the Interim rite.
Chandler retired to Petersfield, Hampshire, where he lived at 3 Weston Road with his sister, and where he died on 5 November 1939, aged 80. Obituary Bishop Chandler The Times Tuesday, Nov 07, 1939; pg. 10; Issue 48456; col D He was unmarried.
Publications Arthur Chandler, The Spirit of Man. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891.
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