Alan Cooper (bishop)
| The Rt Revd Alan Cooper |
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|---|---|
| Assistant bishop in Karachi | |
| Church | Church of Pakistan |
| Diocese | Diocese of Karachi |
| In office | c. 1977–1980 |
| Other posts | Provost of Bradford (1962–1977) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1932 |
| Consecration | c. 1977 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1909 |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
William Hugh Alan Cooper (known as Alan;[1] 2 June 1909 – 14 October 1999) was an eminent Anglican bishop whose ecclesiastical career spanned forty eight years [2] in the twentieth century.
Educated at King's College School and Christ's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1932,[3] he began his career with curacies at St Margaret, Blackheath [4] and Holy Trinity, Cambridge.[5] He was a CMS Missionary in Lagos and then held incumbencies at St Giles, Ashtead[6] and of St Andrew, Plymouth before becoming Provost of Bradford, a post he held from 1962[7] to 1977. He was then an Assistant Bishop in Karachi for three years.
References
- ↑ Past Rectors & Vicars of the Parish of Ashtead
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ↑ Photo of church
- ↑ Church web-site
- ↑ On-line list of rectors
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, Mar 31, 1962; pg. 10; Issue 55354; col G Provost Of Bradford
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