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John Chapman | |
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| Abbot of Downside | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Installed | 1929 |
| Term ended | 1933 |
| Predecessor | Leander Ramsay |
| Successor | Bruno Hicks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Chapman 25 April 1865 |
| Died | 7 November 1933 (aged 68) Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, United Kingdom |
| Buried | Downside Abbey |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Chapman OSB (25 April 1865 – 7 November 1933) was an English Roman Catholic priest, the 4th Abbot of Downside Abbey of the English Benedictine Congregation from 1929 until his death, and a New Testament and patristics scholar.
He is best known for having founded one of the private schools in Britain: Worth, in West Sussex.