Anthony Crockett
Phillip Anthony Crockett (23 August 1945 – June 2008) was a Welsh Anglican Bishop of Bangor[1] from 2004 until his death from cancer in 2008.
Crockett was educated at Pontypridd Grammar School [2] and King's College London before beginning his ordained ministry. He was ordained in 1971 and was a curate at Aberdare and Whitchurch (Cardiff). From 1978 to 1986 he was Vicar of Llanafan Y Trawsgoed then Rector of Dowlai before eight years as the Secretary of the Board of Ministry of the Church in Wales. A fluent Welsh speaker,[3] his final post before his ordination to the episcopate was as Archdeacon of Carmarthen (1999-2004).[4]
He was first divorced person in the UK to be appointed as a bishop. He had married and separated from his first wife, with who he had three children. He re-married in 1999.[5]
References
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
- ^ BBC Wales obituary
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
- ^ "First divorced bishop appointed". BBC NEWS. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
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| Preceded by Saunders Davies |
Bishop of Bangor 2004–2008 |
Succeeded by Andrew John |
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