Christopher Heudebourck Morgan (born 23 March 1947) is the current Bishop of Colchester

Bishop of Colchester

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. He was educated at the City of Bath Boys School

Beechen Cliff School

Beechen Cliff School is a boys' secondary school in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in 1896, it has 1,145 students aged 11 to 18.There are around 830 boys in years 7 to 11 and a co-educational sixth form of over 200 students...

 and Lancaster University

Lancaster University

Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...

. After a period of study at Kelham Theological College he was ordained in 1974. His ecclesiastical career began with a curacy

Curate

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 at St James the Great, Birstall

Birstall, Leicestershire

Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of the Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area....

 after which he was a Chaplain

Chaplain

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 in Brussels

Brussels

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, Vicar

Vicar

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 of St George, Redditch

Redditch

Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...

 and then Sonning

Sonning

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. From 1985 to 1996 he was Gloucester

Diocese of Gloucester

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 Diocesan Officer for Ministry and then a Residentiary Canon

Canon (priest)

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 at its Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral

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 until his elevation to the Episcopate. His current chaplain is Timothy Caradoc Platts, also Priest-in-Charge of Elmstead Market. A keen hill walker, Bishop Christopher is married to Anne, with two children.

Styles

• Christopher Morgan Esq (1947–1974)
• The Revd Christopher Morgan (1974–1996)
• The Revd Canon Christopher Morgan (1996–2001)
• The Rt Revd Christopher Morgan (2001—)