Charles Swainson

{{Short description|English Anglican theologian (1820–1887)}}

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| birth_name = Charles Anthony Swainson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1820|05|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Liverpool, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1887|09|15|1820|05|29|df=yes}}

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| title = Master of Christ's College, Cambridge (1881–1887)

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| religion = Christianity (Anglican)

| church = Church of England

| ordained = {{hlist | 1843 (deacon) | 1844 (priest)}}

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| alma_mater = Trinity College, Cambridge

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| discipline = Theology

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| workplaces = {{ubl | Chichester Theological College | Christ's College, Cambridge}}

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Charles Anthony Swainson (1820–1887) was an English Anglican theologian, Principal of Chichester Theological College,{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=182-ep_3&cid=-1 |title=Access to Archives |publisher=The National Archives |date= |accessdate=2012-08-12}} Norrisian Professor of Divinity, and subsequently Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, and a canon of Chichester.{{acad|id=SWN837CA|name=Swainson, Charles Anthony}} His published works deal mainly with the Eastern liturgies and the creeds.