Cecil Cooper (bishop)

{{Portal|Christianity}}Alfred Cecil Cooper was the fourth Anglican Bishop in Korea from 1931The Times, Saturday, Aug 01, 1931; pg. 14; Issue 45890; col E New Bishop Of Korea until 1954.The Times, Monday, Mar 14, 1955; pg. 8; Issue 53189; col G Resignation of the Bishop of Korea Born in 1882[http://www.mundus.ac.uk/cats/45/1221.htm Brief biography] and educated at Bradfield College and Christ's College, Cambridge,“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}} he was ordained priest on Trinity Sunday (26 May), by Handley Moule, Bishop of Durham, at Durham Cathedral.{{Church Times | title = The Trinity ordinations | archive = 1907_05_31_725 | issue = 2314 | date = 31 May 1907 | page = 725 | accessed = 5 March 2021 }} After a curacy at St Oswald's, West Hartlepool{{Cite web |url=http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/dro.nsf/vallparishes/hartlepool+(west)+st.+oswald |title=Parish record |access-date=2008-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306202446/http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/dro.nsf/vallparishes/hartlepool+(west)+st.+oswald |archive-date=2005-03-06 |url-status=dead }} he spent the rest of his active ministry in Korea.”The Cross and the Rising Sun” Ion, A H: Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier University Press 1990 {{ISBN|0-88920-977-4}} He was consecrated a bishop on St Barnabas' Day 1931 (11 June), by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.{{Church Times | title = St Paul's Cathedral. Two Bishops Consecrated for Overseas Missions. | archive = 1931_06_19_780 | issue = 3569 | date = 19 June 1931 | page = 780 | accessed = 5 March 2021 }} "Bishop in Corea" during a turbulent period in the country's history, the most dramatic event of his episcopate was the forced march to the very top of the country during the Korean War.Bishop's Account Of Forced March Korean Internment Described (News) The Times Friday, Apr 24, 1953; pg. 2; Issue 52604; col F During his capture, 1951–1953, his assistant bishop, Arthur Chadwell, was acting bishop diocesan. Retiring in 1954, he died a decade later on 17 December 1964."A. C. Cooper Former Bishop In Korea (Obituaries)" The Times Friday, Dec 18, 1964; pg. 15; Issue 56198; col C.