Michael Bucks

Michael William Bucks (2 June 1940 – 20 July 1997) was a Church of England priest who served as Royal Navy chaplain. He was Chaplain of the Fleet, Director General of the Naval Chaplaincy Service and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy from 1993[1] until shortly before his death.[2]

Bucks was educated at Rossall School and King's College London. He was ordained deacon in 1964, and priest in 1966. After a curacy in Workington he was a Naval Chaplain from 1969 to 1997. He was also an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1994 to 1997.[3]

References
  1. Crockfords p 96 (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  2. The Ven M. W. Bucks. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, July 23, 1997; pg. 21; Issue 65949
  3. 'BUCKS, Ven. Michael William’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016 ; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 26 May 2017
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