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Cecil Cooper (bishop)

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Alfred Cecil Cooper was the fourth Anglican Bishop in Korea from 1931 until 1954. Born in 1882 and educated at Bradfield College and Christ's College, Cambridge, he was ordained priest on Trinity Sunday (26 May), by Handley Moule, Bishop of Durham, at Durham Cathedral. After a curacy at St Oswald's, West Hartlepool he spent the rest of his active ministry in Korea. He was consecrated a bishop on St Barnabas' Day 1931 (11 June), by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. "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. 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.

Archives

A collection of archival material related to Alfred Cecil Cooper can be found at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.

References

  1. The Times, Saturday, Aug 01, 1931; pg. 14; Issue 45890; col E New Bishop Of Korea
  2. The Times, Monday, Mar 14, 1955; pg. 8; Issue 53189; col G Resignation of the Bishop of Korea
  3. Brief biography
  4. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  5. "The Trinity ordinations". Church Times. No. 2314. 31 May 1907. p. 725. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. "Parish record". Archived from the original on 2005-03-06. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  7. ”The Cross and the Rising Sun” Ion, A H: Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier University Press 1990 ISBN 0-88920-977-4
  8. "St Paul's Cathedral. Two Bishops Consecrated for Overseas Missions". Church Times. No. 3569. 19 June 1931. p. 780. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. Bishop's Account Of Forced March Korean Internment Described (News) The Times Friday, Apr 24, 1953; pg. 2; Issue 52604; col F
  10. "A. C. Cooper Former Bishop In Korea (Obituaries)" The Times Friday, Dec 18, 1964; pg. 15; Issue 56198; col C.
  11. "UoB Calmview5: Search results". calmview.bham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
Religious titles
Preceded byMark Trollope Bishop in Korea
1931–1954 		Succeeded byJohn Daly
Anglican Bishops in Korea (Joseon) and of Seoul
Joseon
Seoul


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