William Theodotus Capers (August 9, 1867 – March 29, 1943) was bishop of the Diocese of West Texas in the Episcopal Church in the United States from 1916 until his death.
Capers was born on August 9, 1867, in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of Confederate General, and later Bishop of South Carolina, Ellison Capers and his wife Charlotte Rebecca Palmer.
He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of the South and another from the Virginia Theological Seminary, both in 1914.
[5] On November 19, 1913, Capers was elected on the first ballot as Coadjutor Bishop of West Texas during a special session of the council held in St Mark's Church, San Antonio.
He was then consecrated on May 1, 1914, at St Mark's by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle.