Edward George Knapp-Fisher was an Anglican bishop and scholar.
11 Facts About Edward Knapp-Fisher
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Edward Knapp-Fisher was educated at The King's School, Worcester, and at Trinity College, Oxford, where he took a First in Jurisprudence in 1936.
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Edward Knapp-Fisher was assistant curate of Brighouse before entering the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a chaplain and serving in the Far East.
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Edward Knapp-Fisher was instrumental in the founding of St Alban's College in 1963.
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Edward Knapp-Fisher came back to England in 1975 when he was appointed Canon Residentiary of Westminster Abbey and Archdeacon of Westminster, serving as sub-dean of the Abbey from 1982 until his retirement in 1987.
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Edward Knapp-Fisher's sub-deanship coincided with a long vacancy in the deanery itself and he was therefore responsible for organising the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson on 23 July 1986.
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Edward Knapp-Fisher was an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Southwark and Diocese of London.
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Edward Knapp-Fisher retired to Chichester where he was an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Chichester and Custos of St Mary's Hospital.
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Edward Knapp-Fisher was a member of The Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Edward Knapp-Fisher died in February 2003 at the age of 88.
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Edward Knapp-Fisher was survived by his wife Joan Bradley whom he met in South Africa.