Frederic Henry Chase (21 February 1853, London – 23 September 1925, Bexhill) was a British academic and Bishop of Ely.

When the Great War opened in August, 1914, Chase declared his support for British involvement.

[7] This pressure from clergy backfired when they were accused of hypocrisy for encouraging recruitment but not having to face the enemy themselves.

[8] Some clergy volunteered as temporary chaplains to the forces and others took on additional duties with prisoners of war and in the new and expanding military hospitals.

[9] One of the bishop's sons, George Armitage Chase, was awarded a Military[10] Cross when he was a temporary chaplain.