Eric Kemp


Eric Kemp

Bishop of Chichester
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseChichester
Installed1974
Term ended2001 (retirement)
PredecessorRoger Wilson
SuccessorJohn Hind
Other post(s)Bishop Emeritus of Chichester (2001–2009)
Dean of Worcester (1969–1974)
Orders
Ordination1939 (deacon)
1940 (priest)
Consecration1974
Personal details
Born(1915-04-27)27 April 1915
Died28 November 2009(2009-11-28) (aged 94)
DenominationAnglicanism
SpousePatricia Kirk
Children1 son; 4 daughters[1]
Alma materExeter College, Oxford

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]

  1. ^ "The Right Reverend Eric Kemp". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ Shy But Not Retiring: Memoirs synopsis. ASIN 082648073X. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)