Chandos Morgan

The Venerable
Chandos Morgan
CB
Archdeacon of the Royal Navy
Church Church of England
In office 1972 to 1975
Predecessor Ambrose Weekes
Successor Basil O'Ferrall
Other posts Chaplain of the Fleet
Orders
Ordination 1944
Personal details
Birth name Chandos Clifford Hastings Mansel Morgan
Born 12 August 1920
Died 1 January 1993 (1993-02) (aged 72)
Education Stowe School
Alma mater Jesus College, Cambridge

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]

Early life

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

Ordained ministry

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

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Ambrose Walter Marcus Weekes
Chaplain of the Fleet
1972 –1975
Succeeded by
Basil Arthur O'Ferrall


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