Anthony Morcom Explained

Anthony John Morcom (24 July 1916 – 2 December 1997) was Archdeacon of Middlesex from 1953 until 1966.^[1]

Morcom was educated at Repton, Clare College Cambridge; and Ripon College Cuddesdon; and was ordained in 1940.^[2] After curacies in Paddington and Pimlico he was Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of London from 1947 to 1955. He was Vicar of St Cyprian, Clarence Gate from 1955 to 1966; Vicar of St Mary the Less, Cambridge from 1966 to 1973; Rural Dean of Cambridge from 1971 to 1973; and a Residentiary Canon at Ely Cathedral from 1974 to 1984.^[3]

Notes and References

1. "Church News." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jun 20, 1966; pg. 12; Issue 56662
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
3. ‘MORCOM, Rev. Canon Anthony John’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 18 March 2016