Eric Kemp
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The Right Reverend Eric Kemp FRHistS |
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| Bishop of Chichester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| Installed | 1974 |
| Term ended | 2001 (retirement) |
| Predecessor | Roger Wilson |
| Successor | John Hind |
| Other posts | Bishop Emeritus of Chichester (2001–2009) Dean of Worcester (1969–1974)) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1939 (deacon) 1940 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1974 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1915 |
| Died | 28 November 2009 (aged 94) |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Spouse | Patricia Kirk |
| Children | 1 son; 4 daughters |
| Alma mater | Exeter 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.
Kemp was educated at Brigg Grammar School and Exeter College, Oxford, graduating with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in 1936, Master of Arts in 1940, Bachelor of Divinity in 1944 and Doctor of Divinity in 1961. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1951 and received an honorary DLitt from the University of Sussex.
Kemp trained for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford from 1936 to 1939 where he later chaired the House Council. He was ordained deacon in 1939 and priest in 1940. He served as assistant curate of St Luke's Church in Newtown from 1939 to 1941. He moved back to Oxford, where he remained for almost 31 years, first as Priest Librarian of Pusey House, Oxford (1941–1946) and Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford (1943–1946) and then as Fellow, Tutor and Chaplain of Exeter College, Oxford from 1946 to 1969. He was Dean of Worcester from 1969 to 1974 and Bishop of Chichester from 1974 to 2001. He was consecrated bishop before the introduction of a mandatory retirement age and was able to continue in the post for as long as he chose. As a result, on his retirement he was one of the oldest and one of the longest-serving diocesan bishops in Church of England history. He had also held subsidiary appointments as Chaplain to the Queen (1967–1969) and Canon and Prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral (1952–2001). In April 1998 he was appointed Chanoine d'Honneur (Canon of Honour) of Chartres Cathedral. Following his retirement he was made Bishop Emeritus of Chichester.
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