Alan Cooper (bishop)

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]

The Very Revd Alan Cooper
Assistant bishop in Karachi
Church	Church of Pakistan
Diocese	Diocese of Karachi
In office	c. 1977–1980
Other posts	Provost of Bradford (1962–1977)
Orders
Ordination	1932
Consecration	c. 1977
Personal details
Born	2 June 1909
Died	14 October 1999 (aged 90)
Denomination	Anglican
Occupation	Missionary
Alma mater	Christ'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

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