Christopher Prior

Who is Christopher Prior?

Christopher Prior, CB was an eminent Anglican priest: Chaplain of the Fleet from 1966 to 1969 and Archdeacon of Portsmouth from then to 1977.

Born on 2 July 1912, he was educated at Keble College, Oxford. He was ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon and began his ecclesiastical career as a Curate at Hornsea. In 1941 he became a Royal Naval Chaplain in 1941, eventually becoming Chaplain of the Fleet in 1966. After this he became Archdeacon of Portsmouth. He retired in 1977 and died on 14 September 2004.