Anthony Crockett
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Phillip Anthony "Tony" Crockett (23 August 1945 โ 30 June 2008) was a
Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Bangor from 2004 until his death from prostate cancer
in 2008.
Early life and education
Crockett was born on 23 August 1945.theological college in Wales, leaving in 1971 to be ordained.[3]
Ordained ministry
Crockett was
Archdeacon of Carmarthen (1999-2004).[5]
In 2004, Crockett became the Bishop of Bangor.[6]
Personal life
Crockett was the first divorced person in the United Kingdom to be appointed as a bishop in a mainstream church, amidst some controversy.[7][8] In 1985 he separated from his first wife, with whom he had three children. He married Caroline Ann Owen (born 1959) in 1999[8] and also ordained her in 2006.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "CROCKETT, Rt Rev. (Phillip) Anthony". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. April 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
- ^ a b c "Phillip Anthony Crockett". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Esgob: Y cynta i ysgaru (Bishop: first to be divorced)
- ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
- ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ - "The Right Rev Anthony Crockett: Forthright Bishop of Bangor", The Independent, 11 July 2008.
- ^ a b "First divorced bishop appointed". BBC News. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "The Right Reverend Anthony Crockett", The Daily Telegraph, 1 July 2008.
