Frederic Cockin

{{Short description|Bishop of Bristol (1888–1969)}}

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Frederic Arthur Cockin (30 July 1888– 15 January 1969) was a British bishop in the Church of England. He was Bishop of Bristol in the mid 20th century.

Born in 1888,Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}} Cockin was educated at Marlborough College and University College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1915,Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941 after which he was curate of St Mary's Newington.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=65449 British History on-line] Later he was vicar of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, then a canon at St Paul's Cathedral and an Honorary Chaplain to the King,"Chaplains To The King", The Times, 22 December 1937, p. 15. He was ordained to the episcopate in 1946 and served for 12 years. He died on 15 January 1969.The Times, 17 January 1969, p. 10, "Bishop Cockin Teacher, evangelist and broadcaster".