Christopher Morgan (bishop)

Christopher Heudebourck Morgan[3] (born 23 March 1947) is a retired bishop in the Church of England, the area Bishop of Colchester from 2002 until his retirement in 2013.[2][4]


Christopher Morgan
area Bishop of Colchester
Bishop Morgan in 2010
DioceseDiocese of Chelmsford
In office2001–July 2013 (retirement)
PredecessorEdward Holland
SuccessorRoger Morris
Other post(s)Canon Residentiary, Gloucester Cathedral (1996–2001)
Orders
Ordination1973 (deacon); 1974 (priest)
Consecration6 December 2001[1]
Personal details
Born (1947-03-23) 23 March 1947
DenominationAnglican
SpouseAnne[2] Musgrave
Children1 adult son; 1 adult daughter
Alma materLancaster University

Morgan was educated at the City of Bath Boys School and Lancaster University.[5] He is a Master of Theology, Bachelor of Arts and has a Diploma in Theology.[2] He studied for ordination at Kelham Theological College.

Morgan was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1973 (23 September)[6] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (22 September 1974), both times by Ronald Williams, Bishop of Leicester, at Leicester Cathedral.[7] He was a curate at St James the Great, Birstall and then a chaplain in Brussels, Vicar of St George's Redditch and then Sonning. From 1985 to 1996 he was the Diocese of Gloucester's Diocesan Officer for Ministry and then a residentiary canon at Gloucester Cathedral until his ordination to the episcopate.

He was consecrated a bishop on 6 December 2001[1] by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey[8] and installed at Chelmsford Cathedral on 3 February 2002.[1]

A keen hill walker,[9] he is married to Anne and has two children.[2]

Styles

References

  1. Diocese of Chelmsford — Area Bishops Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Official notification of appointment Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Anglican Communion
  4. "Bishop of Colchester will retire this summer" (Press release). Diocese of Chelmsford. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  5. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  6. "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5772. 28 September 1973. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  7. "Michaelmas ordinations". Church Times. No. 5824. 27 September 1974. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  8. https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/the-archbishop-of-canterbury-dr-george-carey-greets-the-news-photo/830772706 (Accessed 24 May 2019)
  9. Debrett's People of Today, London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9


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