Henry Harper (bishop)


Henry Harper
Primate of New Zealand
Bishop Harper in 1869
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceNew Zealand
In office1869–1890
PredecessorGeorge Selwyn (as Metropolitan)
SuccessorOctavius Hadfield
Other post(s)Bishop of Christchurch (1856–1890)
Orders
Ordination1832
Personal details
Bornc. 1804
Gosport, Hampshire, England
Died (aged 89)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford
RelativesHenry Harper (son)
George Harper (son)
Leonard Harper (son)
Emily Acland (daughter)
John Acland (son-in-law)
Charles Blakiston (son-in-law)
Charles Tripp (son-in-law)
Arthur Paul Harper (grandson)
Eric Harper (grandson)
Hugh Acland (grandson)
Jack Acland (great-grandson)
Bishop Henry John Chitty Harper, c.1860
Harper's memorial in ChristChurch Cathedral

Henry John Chitty Harper (c. 1804 – 28 December 1893) was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 19th century.[1]