Michael John Fox (born 28 April 1942) is a retired

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priest and was an

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in the

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, serving from 1993 until 2007. Fox was educated at Barking Abbey Grammar School;

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; and the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. He was

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in 1966, and

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in 1967. After Curacies at St Elizabeth,

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and Holy Trinity,

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he was

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of the Church of the Ascension, Victoria Dock and Missioner at

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from 1972 to 1976. He was the incumbent at All Saints,

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from 1976 to 1988;

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from 1982 to 1988; Rector of St James,

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from 1988 to 1993; an Honorary Canon of

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from 1991; Archdeacon of Harlow from 1993 to 1996; and

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from 1996 to 2007.''Church news.''

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(London, England), Saturday, July 07, 2007; pg. 69; Issue 69058

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1942 births People educated at Barking Abbey Grammar School Alumni of the University of Hull Alumni of the College of the Resurrection Archdeacons of Harlow Archdeacons of West Ham Living people {{Canterbury-archdeacon-20C-stub