Michael Vickers (bishop)

This article is about the Bishop of Colchester. For the American defense official, see Michael G. Vickers. For the Manfred Mann musician, see Mike Vickers.

Michael Edwin Vickers (born 13 January 1929)^[1] is a retired English clergyman. He served as area Bishop of Colchester from 1988 to 1994.

The Rt Revd Michael Vickers MA(Oxon)
Bishop of Colchester
Diocese	Diocese of Chelmsford
In office	1988–1994
Predecessor	Roderic Coote
Successor	Edward Holland
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop in Blackburn (1994–present) Archdeacon of the East Riding (1981–1988)
Orders
Ordination	1959 (deacon); 1960 (priest)
Consecration	1988
Personal details
Born	(1929-01-13) 13 January 1929 (age 95)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	William & Florence
Spouse	Janet Croasdale ​ (m. 1960)​
Alma mater	Worcester College, Oxford

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He was 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 appointment to the episcopate^[5]) Archdeacon of the East Riding. In retirement he continues to serve the Diocese of Blackburn as an Assistant Bishop.

He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1959 (27 September)^[6] and ordained a priest the following Trinity Sunday (12 June 1960), both times by Christopher Chavasse, Bishop of Rochester, at Rochester Cathedral.^[7] He was consecrated a bishop on 2 February 1988 by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.^[8]

He owns a photograph of his great-great-great-grandmother who is the earliest-born authenticated person to appear in a photograph. Mary Buckingham (born in 1750) died, aged 101, in 1851. The photograph was taken c.1850.

References

1. Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
2. "Curate's Licence within The national Archives".
3. “Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
4. "Home". St John's Newland.
5. ”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
6. "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5042. 2 October 1959. p. 14. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
7. "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5079. 17 June 1960. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
8. "Centre: Most Rev and Rt Hon Dr ROBERT RUNCIE Archbishop of Canterbury With Left: Rt Rev MICHAEL VICKERS Bishop of Colchester And Right: Rt Rev ANTHONY RUSSELL Archbishop of Dorchester COMPULSORY CREDIT: UPPA/Photoshot Photo CIW 264492 02.02.1988".