Albert A. Chambers

Albert Arthur Chambers (June 22, 1906 – 1993) was the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, serving from 1962 to 1972.

Chambers was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and educated at Hobart College and prepared for ordination at the General Theological Seminary in New York. Prior to his consecration as bishop, he served as Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo, New York; Rector of St. Thomas Church in Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin; Rector of St. Peter's Church, Auburn, New York; and rector of the Church of the Resurrection (Manhattan). Chambers was a founder of the Continuing Anglican movement where he acted, briefly, as primate of the Anglican Church in North American (Episcopal), later renamed the Anglican Catholic Church.

References

Continuing Anglican movement

History	Congress of St. Louis Bartonville Agreement North American Anglican Conference

People	Albert A. Chambers James Parker Dees Charles Doren Thomas Gordon William Millsaps Robert S. Morse Stephen C. Reber Peter D. Robinson Peter Toon

Extant churches	Anglican Catholic Church Anglican Orthodox Church Anglican Province of America Anglican Province of Christ the King Christian Episcopal Church Church of England (Continuing) Diocese of the Holy Cross Episcopal Missionary Church Holy Catholic Church (Anglican Rite) Holy Catholic Church—Western Rite Orthodox Anglican Communion Orthodox Anglican Church Southern Episcopal Church Traditional Anglican Church of America Traditional Anglican Communion Anglican Catholic Church in Australia Anglican Catholic Church of Canada Anglican Church in America United Episcopal Church of North America Anglican Episcopal Church Diocese of the Great Lakes

Defunct churches	American Episcopal Church Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church

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