John Chapman (priest)
John Chapman | |
|---|---|
| Abbot of Downside | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Installed | 1929 |
| Term ended | 1933 |
| Predecessor | Leander Ramsay |
| Successor | Bruno Hicks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Chapman 25 April 1865 |
| Died | 7 November 1933 (aged 68) Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, United Kingdom |
| Buried | Downside Abbey |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Chapman OSB (25 April 1865 – 7 November 1933) was an English Roman Catholic Abbot of Downside Abbey of the English Benedictine Congregation from 1929 until his death, and a New Testament and patristics scholar.
He is best known for having founded one of the private schools in Britain: Worth, in West Sussex.