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.^[4]

References

^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
^ Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008, ISBN 9781870520959
^ BBC Wales obituary
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing, ISBN 9780715110300)

Church in Wales titles
Preceded by Saunders Davies	Bishop of Bangor 2004–2008	Succeeded by Andrew John

Bishops of Bangor

Since 1908	Watkin Williams · Daniel Davies · Charles Green · David Edwardes Davies · John Jones · Gwilym Williams · Cledan Mears · Barry Morgan · Saunders Davies · Anthony Crockett · Andrew John

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Name	Crockett, Anthony
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Date of birth	23 August 1945
Place of birth
Date of death	2008
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