# Albert A. Chambers

> Albert Arthur Chambers was the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, serving from 1962 to 1972. He then retired in part because he opposed revising the Book of Common Prayer and ordaining women as priests, which would be expressly authorized by the General Convention in 1976.

*American Anglican bishop (1906-1993)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/albert-a-chambers

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1906-06-22
- **Died:** 1993-06-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Albert Arthur Chambers was the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, serving from 1962 to 1972. He then retired in part because he opposed revising the Book of Common Prayer and ordaining women as priests, which would be expressly authorized by the General Convention in 1976.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 34.7

## Sources
- [Albert A. Chambers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_A._Chambers)
- [Albert Arthur Chambers](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Arthur_Chambers)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4709594)

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