John Sprott

The Rt Rev John Chappell Sprott (16 October 1903 - 11 November 1982) was an eminent^[1] Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.
He was educated at the University of Glasgow ^[2] and ordained after a period of study at Edinburgh Theological College in 1928.^[3] His ecclesiastical career began as a Minor Canon and Succentor at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh after which he held curacies at All Saints, Glasgow and St George the Martyr, Holborn. From 1933 to 1937 he was Rector of West Hackney and then Provost of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee.^[4] In 1959 he became Bishop of Brechin,^[5] a post he held until 1975.

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Religious titles
Preceded by Kenneth Malcolm Sutherland-Graeme	Provost of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee 1940 –1959	Succeeded by Alastair Iain Macdonald Haggart
Preceded by Eric Graham	Bishop of Brechin 1959 – 1975	Succeeded by Lawrence Edward Luscombe

v t e Provosts of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee Kenneth Mackenzie Frederick Moir Alan Don Kenneth Sutherland-Graeme John Sprott Alastair Haggart Lawrence Luscombe Donald Guthrie John Rogan Peter Sanderson Michael Bunce Miriam Byrne Lindsay McKenna Jeremy Auld

v t e Bishops of Brechin (Episcopal) Alexander Forbes Hugh Jermyn Walter Robberds Kenneth Mackenzie Eric Graham John Sprott Lawrence Luscombe Robert Halliday Neville Chamberlain John Mantle Nigel Peyton

Persondata
Name	Sprott, John Chappell
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish bishop
Date of birth	16 October 1903
Place of birth
Date of death	11 November 1982
Place of death