Noel Chamberlain
The Rt Rev Frank Noel Chamberlain CB AKC (25 December 1900 – 17 July 1975) was Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago from 1956 until 1961.[1] He was born on 25 December 1900 and educated at The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, an independent school in Elstree in Hertfordshire and King's College London.[2] After graduation, he was ordained in 1926 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at the Eton Mission, Hackney Wick. From 1928 until 1956 he was a Royal Naval Chaplain eventually rising to be Chaplain of the Fleet.[3] In 1957 he was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago.[4] Retiring to Portsmouth in 1961 he continued to serve the church as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese until his death on 17 July 1975.[5]
References
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76. London: Oxford University Press, 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- Who takes the title Archdeacon of the Navy
- The Times, Friday, 24 May 1957; pg. 6; Issue 53849; col D Ven FN Chamberlain to be new Bishop for Trinidad and Tobago
- The Times, Wednesday, 23 Jul 1975; pg. 16; Issue 59455; col G Obituary- The Rt Rev F. N. Chamberlain
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Leonard Coulshaw |
Chaplain of the Fleet 1951 –1956 |
Succeeded by Frederick Darrell Bunt |
| Preceded by Douglas John Wilson |
Bishop of Trinidad 1956–1961 |
Succeeded by William James Hughes |