Christopher Prior

Christopher Prior, CB (2 July 1912 - 14 September 2004) ^[1] was an eminent Anglican priest: Chaplain of the Fleet from 1966 to 1969 and Archdeacon of Portsmouth from then to 1977.

Born on 2 July 1912,^[2] he was educated at Keble College, Oxford. He was ordained ^[3] after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon and began his ecclesiastical career as a Curate at Hornsea. In 1941 he became a Royal Naval Chaplain in 1941, eventually becoming Chaplain of the Fleet in 1966. After this he became Archdeacon of Portsmouth. He retired in 1977 and died on 14 September 2004.

Notes

↑ Times online
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X

Church of England titles
Preceded by Raymond William Richardson	Chaplain of the Fleet February 1966 – November 1969	Succeeded by Ambrose Walter Marcus Weekes
Preceded by Geoffrey Lewis Tiarks	Archdeacon of Portsmouth February 1969 – November 1977	Succeeded by Ronald Victor Scruby

Chaplains of the Fleet

William Guise-Tucker John Cawston John Harbord John Cox-Edwards John Berry Stuart Harris Hugh Wood Charles Ingles Robert McKew Walter Knight-Adkin Charles Peshall Arthur Gilbertson Thomas Crick John Wilson Leonard Coulshaw Noel Chamberlain Darrell Bunt John Armstrong Raymond Richardson Christopher Prior Ambrose Weekes Chandos Morgan Basil O'Ferrall Raymond Roberts Noël Jones Michael Henley Michael Bucks Simon Golding Charles Stewart Barry Hammett John Green Scott Brown Ian Wheatley

Archdeacons for the Royal Navy (since 1997)	Simon Golding, Chaplain of the Fleet Simon Golding, Principal Anglican Chaplain Simon Golding, CF Barry Hammett, CF John Green, CF Martin Poll, Deputy CF & PAC Ian Wheatley, DCF & PAC

Archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth

Isle of Wight	Francis McDougall Henry Haigh James Macarthur, Bishop of Southampton Lewen Tugwell Robert McKew Hampton Weekes Edward Roberts Alexander Cory Geoffrey Tiarks Ron Scruby Freddie Carpenter Tony Turner Mervyn Banting Trevor Reader Caroline Baston Peter Sutton

Portsmouth (until 1999) & Portsdown (since 1999)	Neville Lovett Harold Rodgers Harold Hyde-Lees Arthur Kitching Edward Roberts Michael Peck Geoffrey Tiarks Christopher Prior Ron Scruby Norman Crowder Graeme Knowles Chris Lowson (became Archdeacon of Portsdown) Chris Lowson, Archdeacon of Portsdown Trevor Reader, Archdeacon of Portsdown Joanne Grenfell, Archdeacon of Portsdown

The Meon	Peter Hancock Gavin Collins

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