John Sprott

John Chappell Sprott (16 October 1903 – 11 November 1982) was an eminent[1] Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.

The Right Reverend John Sprott
Bishop of Brechin
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Brechin
In office	1959-1975
Predecessor	Eric Graham
Successor	Ted Luscombe
Orders
Ordination	1928
Consecration	1959
Personal details
Born	16 October 1903
Died	11 November 1982 (aged 79)
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	University of Glasgow

He was educated at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1925.[2][3] His early working life was spent as a locomotive engineer and he retained an interest in railways throughout his life.[2] He was ordained after a period of study at Edinburgh Theological College in 1928.[4] His ecclesiastical career began as a Minor Canon and Succentor at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh after which he held curacies at All Saints, Glasgow and St George the Martyr, Holborn. From 1933 to 1937 he was Rector of West Hackney and then Provost of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee.[5] His service at St Paul's marked the start of a 35-year association with the Diocese of Brechin, and in 1959 he became Bishop of Brechin, a post he held until his retirement in 1975 to make way for a younger man.[2][6] He and his wife planned to retire to Troon.[2]

References

1. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
2. "Episcopalian Bishop Retires". The Glasgow Herald. 3 February 1975. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
3. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
5. "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
6. Diocesan history Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine