Edmund Capper
Edmund Michael Hubert Capper OBE (12 March 1908 – 6 March 1998) was an Anglican bishop[1] Born on 12 March 1908, and educated at St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath and Durham University,[2] he was ordained in 1933.[3] Following a curacy at St Mary Strood, he emigrated to Africa where he was a Mission Priest at Luatala with Canon Donald Parsons, before promotion to be the Archdeacon of Dar es Salaam then Provost of its cathedral. In 1968, he became Bishop of St Helena,[4] a post he held 1973.[5] He was an assistant bishop of the Diocese in Europe in 1988.[6] He died on 6 March 1998, as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Southwark.[7]
References
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- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). [1]
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ New Bishop Of St. Helena The Times Thursday, Feb 09, 1967; pg. 13; Issue 56861; col G
- ^ The Times, Friday, Nov 30, 1973; pg. 11; Issue 58952; col A Church News
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- 1908 births
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- Anglican archdeacons in Africa
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Provosts of the Anglican Church of Tanzania
- Anglican bishops of St Helena
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