James Chapman (bishop)


James Chapman
Bishop of Colombo
ChurchAnglican Church of Ceylon
DioceseDiocese of Colombo
Appointed1845
Installed7 November 1845
Term ended1861
Personal details
Born1799
Died1879 (aged 7980)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Professionclergyman
Alma materEton College; King's College, Cambridge

James Chapman (1799–1879) was the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo, in British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), serving from 1845 to 1861.