Chandos Morgan

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]

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 post(s)	Chaplain of the Fleet
Orders
Ordination	1944
Personal details
Born	Chandos Clifford Hastings Mansel Morgan 12 August 1920
Died	1 January 1993(1993-01-01) (aged 72)
Education	Stowe School
Alma mater	Jesus College, Cambridge

Early life

Morgan was born on 12 August 1920. He was educated at Stowe School, then an all-boys private 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.