Eric Trapp
The Right Reverend Eric Joseph Trapp | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bermuda | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Diocese | Bermuda |
| In office | 1970–1975 |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Zululand (1947–1957); Secretary of the SPG (1957–1970) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1947 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Joseph Trapp 17 July 1910 |
| Died | 8 September 1993 (aged 83) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Education | Alderman Newton's School, Leicester; College of the Resurrection, Mirfield |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Eric Joseph Trapp (17 July 1910 – 8 September 1993) was an Anglican bishop in the mid-20th century.[1][2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born on 17 July 1910 and educated at Alderman Newton's School in Leicester, and then at Leeds University,[3] he undertook a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, to prepare for ordination.
Ordained ministry
[edit | edit source]He was ordained in 1935.[4] Following a curacy at St Olave's, Mitcham,[5] he emigrated to South Africa where he was director of the Masite Mission, Basutoland, then rector of St Augustine's Bethlehem, Orange Free State. Next he was rector of St John's, Maseru, then a canon of Bloemfontein Cathedral.
He was appointed to the episcopate as the seventh bishop of Zululand in 1947,[6] a post he held for ten years. He was then secretary of the SPG[7] until 1970 when he was appointed the fifth bishop of Bermuda,[8] a post he held for five years.
In retirement he served as an assistant bishop within the Diocese of St Albans. He died on 8 September 1993.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ University of the Witwatersrand papers
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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).
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford, OUP, 1941
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- ^ Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Zululand The Times Tuesday, Nov 26, 1946; pg. 7; Issue 50618; col D
- ^ The Times, Aug 03, 1957; pg. 8; Issue 53910; col C Ecclesiastical news
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- 1910 births
- People educated at Alderman Newton's School, Leicester
- Alumni of the University of Leeds
- Alumni of the College of the Resurrection
- Anglican bishops of Zululand
- 20th-century Anglican bishops in Bermuda
- Anglican bishops of Bermuda
- 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops
- 1993 deaths
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