Tom Baker

Who was Tom Baker?

Thomas George Adames "Tom" Baker was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

Baker was born in Southampton. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton and Exeter College, Oxford and ordained in 1945. His first post was as a curate at All Saints, King's Heath after which he was Vicar of St James, Edgbaston. He was then Sub-Warden of Lincoln Theological College then Principal of Wells Theological College. In 1971 he became Archdeacon of Bath and four years later was appointed to the deanery of Worcester Cathedral where he served until 1986.