Alfred Cecil Cooper was the fourth Anglican Bishop in Korea from 1931[1] until 1954.[2] Born in 1882[3] and educated at Bradfield College and Christ's College, Cambridge,[4] he was ordained priest on Trinity Sunday (26 May), by Handley Moule, Bishop of Durham, at Durham Cathedral.[5] After a curacy at St Oswald's, West Hartlepool[6] he spent the rest of his active ministry in Korea.[7] He was consecrated a bishop on St Barnabas' Day 1931 (11 June), by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[8] "Bishop in Corea" during a turbulent period in the country's history, the most dramatic event of his episcopate was the forced march to the very top of the country during the Korean War.[9] During his capture, 1951–1953, his assistant bishop, Arthur Chadwell, was acting bishop diocesan. Retiring in 1954, he died a decade later on 17 December 1964.[10]
Archives
A collection of archival material related to Alfred Cecil Cooper can be found at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.[11]
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