Christopher Heudebourck Morgan (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. Morgan was educated at the City of Bath Boys School and

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. He is a Master of Theology, Bachelor of Arts and has a

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in Theology.Official notification of appointment
He studied for ordination at

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. Morgan was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1973 (23 September) and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (22 September 1974), both times by Ronald Williams, Bishop of Leicester, at Leicester Cathedral. He was a

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at St James the Great, Birstall and then a

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in Brussels, Vicar of St George's Redditch and then

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. From 1985 to 1996 he was the Diocese of Gloucester's Diocesan Officer for Ministry and then a

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until his ordination to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop on 6 December 2001Diocese of Chelmsford — Area Bishops
by George Carey,

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, at Westminster Abbey and installed at

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on 3 February 2002. A keen hill walker,''Debrett's People of Today'', London, 2008 Debrett's, he is married to Anne and has two children.

Styles

*'' The Reverend'' Christopher Morgan (1973–1996) *''The Reverend'' Canon Christopher Morgan (1996–2001) *''The

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'' Christopher Morgan (2001–present)

References

1947 births People educated at City of Bath Boys' School Alumni of Lancaster University 21st-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Colchester Living people {{churchofEngland-bishop-stub