Noel Chamberlain

The Rt Rev (Frank) Noel Chamberlain AKC was Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago from 1957 until 1961.[1] He was born on 25 December 1900 and educated at Haberdashers' Aske 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]
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Leonard Coulshaw
Chaplain of the Fleet
1952 –1956
Succeeded by
Frederick Darrell Bunt
Preceded by
Douglas John Wilson
Bishop of Trinidad
1957–1961
Succeeded by
William James Hughes

Notes and references

  1. ^ Crockford's clerical directory1976 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0180153674
  2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  3. ^ Who takes the titleArchdeacon of the Navy
  4. ^ The Times, Friday, May 24, 1957; pg. 6; Issue 53849; col D Ven FN Chamberlain to be new Bishop for Trinidad and Tobago
  5. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Jul 23, 1975; pg. 16; Issue 59455; col G Obituary- The Rt Rev F. N. Chamberlain