Douglas Crick

Who was Douglas Crick?

Douglas Henry Crick was the Anglican Bishop of Chester from 1939 until 1955.

Crick was born in 1885 and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford before beginning his ordained ministry as a chaplain to the Mersey Mission for Seamen. A curacy at Maltby followed before a period in education at Winchester College. From there he was successively vicar of Wednesbury, Archdeacon of Stoke and the suffragan Bishop of Stafford before becoming the diocesan Bishop of Chester. In retirement he was an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Gloucester. He died in 1973.