Name Albert Chambers | ||
Died 1993, Sun City Center, Florida | ||
Albert Arthur Chambers (June 22, 1906 – 1993) was the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, serving from 1962 to 1972, who left the Anglican Communion due to his objection to the ordination of women.
Chambers was born in Cleveland, Ohio, 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).
He strongly objected to the ordination of women, which the Episcopal Church approved in 1976. In violation of this new ruling Chambers secretly entered dioceses who also opposed female ordination to perform confirmations.
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.