Eric Kemp
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Eric Waldram Kemp FRHistS (27 April 1915 – 28 November 2009) was a Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Chichester from 1974 to 2001. He was one of the leading Anglo-Catholics of his generation and one of the most influential figures in the Church of England in the last quarter of the twentieth century.[2]
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Eric Kemp | |
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Bishop of Chichester | |
Church | Church of England |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Chichester |
Installed | 1974 |
Term ended | 2001 (retirement) |
Predecessor | Roger Wilson |
Successor | John Hind |
Other post(s) | Bishop Emeritus of Chichester (2001–2009) Dean of Worcester (1969–1974) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1939 (deacon) 1940 (priest) |
Consecration | 1974 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1915-04-27)27 April 1915 |
Died | 28 November 2009(2009-11-28) (aged 94) |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Spouse | Patricia Kirk |
Children | 1 son; 4 daughters[1] |
Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
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