Anthony Cyprian Bridge

The Very Rev Antony Cyprian Bridge was an eminent Anglican priest in the last third of the 20th Century. He was born on 5 September 1914 and educated at Marlborough and the Royal Academy School of Art. A professional painter before the war, he enlisted in 1939 and was Commissioned into the Buffs[1]. Ordained in 1955 he was then a Curate in Hythe, Kent [2] and then Vicar of Christ Church Lancaster Gate [3] before his elevation to the Deanery at Guildford Cathedral, a post he was to hold for 18 years. He died on 23 April 2007.

Church of England titles
Preceded by
George William Clarkson
Dean of Guildford
1968 – 1986
Succeeded by
Alexander Gillan Wedderspoon

Notes

  1. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
  2. ^ Crockford's clerical directory1976 Lambeth, Church House, ISBN 018153674
  3. ^ Church history