Michael Vickers

Michael Vickers
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The Rt Rev Michael Edwin Vickers was Bishop of Colchester from 1988 to 1994. He was born on 13 January 1929[1] and educated at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate and Worcester College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Christ Church, Bexleyheath[2] after which he was Senior Chaplain at Lee Abbey.[3] Following this he was Vicar of St John’s Newland, Hull.[4] Later he became Rural Dean of Hull and then (his final appointment before elevation to the Episcopate[5]) Archdeacon of the East Riding. In retirement he continues to serve the Diocese of Blackburn as an Assistant Bishop.

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Roderic Norman Coote		 Bishop of Colchester
1988 – 1994		 Succeeded by
Edward Holland

Notes

  1. ^ Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0713635142)
  2. ^ Curate’s License within The national Archives
  3. ^ “Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0715180886)
  4. ^ Church web-site
  5. ^ ”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1870520092)
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