William Hugh Alan Cooper (2 June 1909 – 14 October 1999) was an eminent Anglican bishop whose ecclesiastical career spanned nearly 50 years in the twentieth century.[1]


Alan Cooper
Assistant bishop in Karachi
ChurchChurch of Pakistan
DioceseDiocese of Karachi
In officec. 1977–1980
Other post(s)Provost of Bradford (1962–1977)
Orders
Ordination1932
Consecrationc. 1977
Personal details
Born(1909-06-02)2 June 1909
Died14 October 1999(1999-10-14) (aged 90)
DenominationAnglican
OccupationMissionary
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge

Educated at King's College School and Christ's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1932,[2] he began his career with curacies at St Margaret, Blackheath[3] and Holy Trinity, Cambridge.[4] He was a CMS Missionary in Lagos and then held incumbencies at St Giles, Ashtead[5] and of St Andrew, Plymouth before becoming Provost of Bradford, a post he held from 1962[6] to 1977. He was then an Assistant Bishop in Karachi for three years.

Grave in the churchyard of St Martha on the Hill near Guildford, Surrey

References

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  1. ^ Who Was Who 1897–2007. London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  3. ^ Photo of church
  4. ^ Church web-site
  5. ^ On-line list of rectors
  6. ^ The Times, Saturday, Mar 31, 1962; pg. 10; Issue 55354; col G Provost Of Bradford