Chandos Clifford Hastings Mansel Morgan, CB (12 August 1920 – 1 January 1993) was a Church of England priest and military chaplain. He was Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy from 1972 to 1975.[1]


Chandos Morgan

Archdeacon of the Royal Navy
ChurchChurch of England
In office1972 to 1975
PredecessorAmbrose Weekes
SuccessorBasil O'Ferrall
Other post(s)Chaplain of the Fleet
Orders
Ordination1944
Personal details
Born
Chandos Clifford Hastings Mansel Morgan

12 August 1920
Died1 January 1993(1993-01-01) (aged 72)
EducationStowe School
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge

Early life

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Morgan was born on 12 August 1920. He was educated at Stowe School, then an all-boys private school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge.[2]

Ordained ministry

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Morgan was ordained in 1944.[3] After a curacy at Holy Trinity, Tunbridge Wells[4] he became a Naval Chaplain and served on (amongst others) HMS Pembroke, HMS Theseus, HMS Caledonia, HMS Ark Royal and HMS Collingwood before becoming head of the service as Chaplain of the Fleet.

On his retirement from the Royal Navy he was appointed chaplain of Dean Close School, Cheltenham, and subsequently Rector of St Margaret Lothbury by the Simeon Trust.

He died on 1 January 1993.

References

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  1. ^ Anglesay Today Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Who was Who" 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947-48 Oxford, OUP, 1941
  4. ^ "Church web site". Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Chaplain of the Fleet
1972 –1975
Succeeded by