Arthur Chandler (bishop)

The Right Reverend Arthur Chandler, DD, MA (25 March 1859 – 5 November 1939) was Bishop of Bloemfontein[1] from 1902[2] until 1920.

Born in 1859, he was the son of the Rev. J. Chandler of St Leonards-on-Sea and was educated at Marlborough and University College, Oxford,[3] and ordained in 1883.[4] He began his career as Chaplain to Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was also tutor and elected a Fellow. Later, he was chaplain to the Bishop of Salisbury. He was Rector of All Saints Church, Poplar, London from 1891 until late 1901 when he was appointed to the Episcopate.[5] He was enthroned in the Cathedral, Cape Town on 2 February 1902,[6] and arrived at his see shortly thereafter.

In November 1901 he received the honorary degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) from the University of Oxford.[7]

In 1931 he proposed changing the order of the Holy Communion service so that the prayer of oblation followed immediately after the consecration and was then followed by the Lord's Prayer (corresponding to the order in the Book of Common Prayer (1549)). The proposal aroused some support and some opposition and was adopted in some churches though it never received episcopal approval; its provisional nature was the reason for terming it the "Interim" rite.[8] In 1934 he was President of the Church Union.[9]St George's, Hanover Square, London, was one of the churches using the Interim rite.[10]

Chandler retired to Petersfield, where he died on 5 November 1939.[11] He was unmarried.

Publications
  • Arthur Chandler, The Spirit of Man. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891.

References
  1. Project Canterbury
  2. Chronological History of the Diocese of the Free State Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London: Hamilton & Co., 1889
  5. Wits Historical Papers
  6. "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times (36645). London. 23 December 1901. p. 4.
  7. "University intelligence". The Times (36605). London. 6 November 1901. p. 4.
  8. Cross, F. L.; Livingstone, E. A. (eds., 1983) Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; 2nd ed., revised. Oxford: Oxford University Press; p. 709
  9. A History of Christianity in Petersfield: the stories of the local churches. Petersfield: Petersfield Area Historical Society, Monograph No 4, 2001 ISSN 0262-5970
  10. Perry, Maria (1999). Mayfair Madams. London: André Deutsch. p. 89. ISBN 0-233-99476-9.
  11. Obituary Bishop Chandler The Times Tuesday, Nov 07, 1939; pg. 10; Issue 48456; col D
Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by
John Wale Hicks		 Bishop of Bloemfontein
1902–1920		 Succeeded by
Walter Julius Carey


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