John Sprott

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 Sutherland-Graeme	Provost of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee 1940–1959	Succeeded by Alastair Haggart
Preceded by Eric Graham	Bishop of Brechin 1959–1975	Succeeded by Ted Luscombe

Provosts of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

Kenneth Mackenzie Frederick Moir Alan Don Kenneth Sutherland-Graeme John Sprott Alastair Haggart Ted Luscombe Donald Guthrie John Rogan Peter Sanderson Michael Bunce Miriam Byrne Lindsay McKenna Jeremy Auld

Bishops of Brechin (Episcopal)

Robert Norrie Thomas Rattray John Ochterlony James Rait George Innes Abernethy Drummond John Strachan George Gleig David Moir Alexander Forbes Hugh Jermyn Walter Robberds Kenneth Mackenzie Eric Graham John Sprott Ted Luscombe Robert Halliday Neville Chamberlain John Mantle Nigel Peyton

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