Alfred Cecil Cooper

Alfred Cecil Cooper was the fourth Bishop in Korea from 1931 [ The 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 071363457X] , he was ordained in 1907. After a curacy at "St Oswald's, West Hartlepool" [ [http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/dro.nsf/vallparishes/hartlepool+(west)+st.+oswald Parish record] ] 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 0889209774] . Bishop 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 civil war [ "Bishop's Account Of Forced March Korean Internment Described (News)" The Times Friday, Apr 24, 1953; pg. 2; Issue 52604; col F ] . Retiring in 1954, he died a decade later on 17 December 1964 [ "The Rt. Rev. A. C. Cooper Former Bishop In Korea (Obituaries)" The Times Friday, Dec 18, 1964; pg. 15; Issue 56198; col C. ] .

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