Christopher Prior, CB (2 July 1912 – 14 September 2004) was an eminent Anglican

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...

Chaplain of the Fleet The Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service provides chaplains to the Royal Navy. The chaplains are commissioned by the Sovereign but do not hold military rank other than that of "Chaplain Royal Navy". They are usually addressed as Padre, Reverend or more ...

from 1966 to 1969 and

Archdeacon of Portsmouth The archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth are senior ecclesiastical officers in the Church of England in south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. They currently include: the archdeacon of The Meon, the archdeacon of the Isle of Wight and the ...

from then to 1977. Born on 2 July 1912, he was educated at Keble College, Oxford. He was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform ...

'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 after a period of study at

Ripon College Cuddesdon Ripon College Cuddesdon is a Church of England theological college in Cuddesdon, a village outside Oxford, England. The College trains men and women for ministry in the Church of England: stipendiary, non-stipendiary, local ordained and lay mi ...

and began his ecclesiastical career as a Curate at

Hornsea Hornsea is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The settlement dates to at least the early medieval period. The town was expanded in the Victorian era with the coming of the Hull and Hornsea Railway in 18 ...

. In 1941 he became a Royal Naval Chaplain in 1941, eventually becoming

in 1966. After this he became Archdeacon of

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

. He retired in 1977 and died on 14 September 2004.

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1912 births Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Chaplains of the Fleet Companions of the Order of the Bath Archdeacons of Portsmouth 2004 deaths World War II chaplains {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub