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{{Portal|Anglicanism}}The [[Right Reverend]] '''Eyre Chatterton''', [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]], [[FRGS]] (1863–1950) was an eminent [[Anglican]] author who served as a [[Bishop]] in India from 1903 to 1926, as well as an amateur [[tennis player]].
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He was born in [[Monkstown, County Cork]] on 22 July 1863 and educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury]] and [[Trinity College, Dublin]].<ref>[[Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-2007]] London, [[A & C Black]], 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7</ref> He was ordained by [[Joseph Barber Lightfoot|Bishop Lightfoot]] in 1887,<ref>"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889</ref> and began his career with a [[Curate|curacy]] at Holy Trinity, [[Stockton-on-Tees]].<ref>[http://www.holytrinitystockton.org.uk/home.htm Parish web-site]</ref> He was Head of the [[Dublin University]] Mission to [[Chota Nagpur States|Chhöta Nagpur]] from 1891 to 1900 when he returned briefly to England to be [[Curate]] of St Mary Magdalene, [[Richmond, Surrey]]. In 1902 it was announced he would become the inaugural [[Bishop of Nagpur]],<ref>''New Bishopric Of Nagpur'' [[The Times]] Monday, Dec 01, 1902; pg. 6; Issue 36939; col C</ref> a post he held for 23 years. He died on 8 December 1950.<ref>Obituary ''Bishop Eyre Chatterton'' [[The Times]] Monday, Dec 11, 1950; pg. 4; Issue 51871; col E</ref>
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'''Eyre Chatterton''' (22 July 1863 – 8 December 1950) was an eminent [[Anglican]] author who served as a [[bishop]] in India from 1903 to 1926. He was also an amateur [[tennis player]].

==Life==
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He was born in [[Monkstown, County Cork]] on 22 July 1863 and educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College]] and [[Trinity College, Dublin]].<ref>[[Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-2007]] London, [[A & C Black]], 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}}</ref> He was ordained by [[Joseph Barber Lightfoot|Bishop Lightfoot]] in 1887,<ref>"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889</ref> and began his career with a [[Curate|curacy]] at Holy Trinity, [[Stockton-on-Tees]]. He was head of the [[Dublin University]] Mission to [[Chota Nagpur States|Chhöta Nagpur]] from 1891 to 1900 when he returned briefly to England to be [[curate]] of [[St Mary Magdalene, Richmond]], Surrey.<ref>{{cite book | last=[[Richard Malden|Malden Richard (ed)]] | author-link= | title= Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn) | location= London | publisher= The Field Press| pages=1082| year=1920 | isbn=}}</ref> In 1902 it was announced he would become the inaugural [[Anglican Bishop of Nagpur|bishop of Nagpur]],<ref>''New Bishopric Of Nagpur'' [[The Times]] Monday, 1 December 1902; pg. 6; Issue 36939; col C</ref><ref name="HampAd1902">{{Cite news | title = New Bishopric Of Nagpur|page =2 col D | newspaper= Hampshire Advertiser | date = 6 December 1902 | access-date = 2016-05-18 | url = http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000495/19021206/050/0002 | via= [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27504 |date=16 December 1902 |page=8677 }}</ref> a post he held for 23 years. He died on 8 December 1950.<ref>Obituary ''Bishop Eyre Chatterton'' [[The Times]] Monday, 11 December 1950; pg. 4; Issue 51871; col E</ref>
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Chatterton competed on the amateur tennis tour during the 1880s.

He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society]] (FRGS) in December 1901.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court circular |date=11 December 1901 |page=9 |issue=36635}}</ref>


In 1926 he was appointed an assistant bishop in the [[Diocese of Canterbury]].<ref name="DDT1926">{{Cite news | title = Dr. Eyre Chatterton, Formerly Bishop Of Has Been Appointed Assistant Bishop Diocese Of Canterbury|page=3 col B |newspaper=Derby Daily Telegraph | date = 11 December 1926 | access-date = 2016-05-18 | url = http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000327/19261211/008/0003 | via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
Chatterton competed on the amateur tennis tour during the 1880s, and was ranked as World No. 5 for 1885 by Karoly Mazak (and No. 6 the following year).<ref name="Mazak">Mazak, Karoly (2010). ''The Concise History of Tennis'', p. 13.</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
*{{cite book|last=Chatterton|first=Eyre |title=The Story of Fifty Years' Mission Work in Chhota Nagpur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNAOAQAAIAAJ|year=1901|publisher=Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge|display-authors=0}}
*''The Story of Fifty Years’ Mission Work in Chhöta Nagpur'', 1913
*''With the Troops in Mesopotamia'', 1916
*''With the Troops in Mesopotamia'', 1916
*{{cite book|last1=Chatterton |first1=Eyre |last2=Hislop|first2=Stephen|author-link2=Stephen Hislop|author-link3=Richard Carnac Temple |last3=Temple|first3=Sir Richard |title=The Story of Gondwana|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.167398|year=1916|publisher=[[Isaac Pitman|Sir I. Pitman & Sons]]|display-authors=0}} with [[Stephen Hislop]] and Sir [[Richard Carnac Temple]]
*''History of the Church of England in India since the Early Days of the East India Company'', 1924
*{{cite book|last=Chatterton |first=Eyre |author-link=Eyre Chatterton |title=A History of the Church of England in India: Since the Early Days of the East India Company|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.236905|year=1924|publisher=[[Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge]]|display-authors=0}}
*''The Church’s Youngest Daughter; India Through a Bishop’s Diary'', 1935
*{{cite book|last=Chatterton|first=Eyre |title=Alex Wood, bishop of Nagpur, missionary, sportsman, philosopher: a memoir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cYZbAAAAMAAJ|year=1939|publisher=[[Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge]]|display-authors=0}}
*''Alex Wood, Bishop of Nagpur, A Memoir'', 1939
*{{cite book|last=Chatterton|first=Eyre |title=India Through a Bishop's Diary: Or, Memories of an Indian Diocese, by Its First Bishop|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lqoAAAAAMAAJ|year=1935|publisher=Society for promoting Christian knowledge|display-authors=0}}
*''The Anglican Church in India'', 1946
*{{cite book|last=Chatterton|first=Eyre |title=Our Anglican Church in India, 1815-1946|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MCnItgAACAAJ|year=1946|publisher=Indian Church Aid Association|display-authors=0}}


==Notes==
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==External links==
*Chatterton at [http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=996 Tennis Archives]


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Latest revision as of 00:07, 10 July 2023

The Right Reverend

Eyre Chatterton

DD, FRGS
Bishop of Nagpur
Personal details
Born(1863-07-22)22 July 1863
Monkstown, County Cork
Died8 December 1950(1950-12-08) (aged 87)
Richmond, Surrey[1]

Eyre Chatterton (22 July 1863 – 8 December 1950) was an eminent Anglican author who served as a bishop in India from 1903 to 1926. He was also an amateur tennis player.

Life[edit]

He was born in Monkstown, County Cork on 22 July 1863 and educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Trinity College, Dublin.[2] He was ordained by Bishop Lightfoot in 1887,[3] and began his career with a curacy at Holy Trinity, Stockton-on-Tees. He was head of the Dublin University Mission to Chhöta Nagpur from 1891 to 1900 when he returned briefly to England to be curate of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey.[4] In 1902 it was announced he would become the inaugural bishop of Nagpur,[5][6][7] a post he held for 23 years. He died on 8 December 1950.[8]

Chatterton competed on the amateur tennis tour during the 1880s.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) in December 1901.[9]

In 1926 he was appointed an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Canterbury.[10]

Works[edit]

  • The Story of Fifty Years' Mission Work in Chhota Nagpur. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1901.
  • With the Troops in Mesopotamia, 1916
  • The Story of Gondwana. Sir I. Pitman & Sons. 1916. with Stephen Hislop and Sir Richard Carnac Temple
  • A History of the Church of England in India: Since the Early Days of the East India Company. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1924.
  • Alex Wood, bishop of Nagpur, missionary, sportsman, philosopher: a memoir. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1939.
  • India Through a Bishop's Diary: Or, Memories of an Indian Diocese, by Its First Bishop. Society for promoting Christian knowledge. 1935.
  • Our Anglican Church in India, 1815-1946. Indian Church Aid Association. 1946.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Dr. Eyre Chatterton, 87-Years old Former Bishop Of Nagpur, India, Has Died At Richmond, Surrey". Gloucester Citizen. 11 December 1950. p. 5 col E. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  3. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  4. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1082.
  5. ^ New Bishopric Of Nagpur The Times Monday, 1 December 1902; pg. 6; Issue 36939; col C
  6. ^ "New Bishopric Of Nagpur". Hampshire Advertiser. 6 December 1902. p. 2 col D. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "No. 27504". The London Gazette. 16 December 1902. p. 8677.
  8. ^ Obituary Bishop Eyre Chatterton The Times Monday, 11 December 1950; pg. 4; Issue 51871; col E
  9. ^ "Court circular". The Times. No. 36635. London. 11 December 1901. p. 9.
  10. ^ "Dr. Eyre Chatterton, Formerly Bishop Of Has Been Appointed Assistant Bishop Diocese Of Canterbury". Derby Daily Telegraph. 11 December 1926. p. 3 col B. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Church of England titles
New diocese Bishop of Nagpur
1903– 1926 		Succeeded by
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