James Chapman (bishop)
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| Profession | clergyman |
| Alma mater | Eton College; King's College, Cambridge |
James Chapman (1799–1879) was the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo, in British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), serving from 1845 to 1861.[1]
Life
He was educated at
Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1826.[2] He was made deacon in Ely in 1824 and ordained priest the next year in Chichester.[3] He became a Fellow of King's College, one of the Masters of Eton, and Evening Lecturer at Windsor.[2] In 1834, he was appointed to the Rectory of Dunton Wayletts
, in Essex, the patronage of which was with King's College.
On 7 November 1845, he was consecrated as the first Bishop of Colombo at
Coadjutor Bishop of Bath and Wells.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ a b c d Church Bells (July 17, 1875) W. Wells Gardner, Publisher, London
- ^ "Chapman, James (CHPN819J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Lewis, John Penry (1913). Tombs and Monuments in Ceylon. Colombo: H. C. Cottle.
- ^ "Reminiscences of a teacher". Archived from the original on 2005-08-28. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "Hundred and twenty fifth anniversary : St. James Church, Mutwal". Archived from the original on 2004-10-27. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 26 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 26 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 26 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 26 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ A History of the Church of England in India, anglicanhistory.org
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