Background
KEMP, Eric was born on April 27, 1915 in Grimsby. Son of Tom Kemp and Florence L. Waldram.
KEMP, Eric was born on April 27, 1915 in Grimsby. Son of Tom Kemp and Florence L. Waldram.
Brigg Grammar School, Lincolnshire., Exeter College, Oxford and Saint Stephen’s House.
Fellow, Chaplain, Tutor and Lecturer in Theology and Medieval History Exeter College 1946-1969. Dean of Worcester 1969-1974. Lord Bishop of Chichester since 1974.
Canon and Prebendary of Caistor in Lincoln Cathedral 1952.
Honorary Provincial Canon of Cape Town 1960. Bampton Lecturer 1959-1960.
Chaplain to the Queen 69. Honorary Doctor of Literature (Sussex) 1986, Honorary Doctor of Divinity (Berne) 1987.
Married Leslie Patricia Kirk in 1953.