Chris Potter (priest)

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Christopher Nicholas Lynden Potter is a retired Anglican priest. [1]

Potter was born on 4 October 1949, educated at Haileybury and the University of Leeds and ordained in 1993 [2] after an earlier career as a furniture designer and cabinet maker. He began his ordained ministry as a curate in Flint, after which he was vicar of the grouped parishes of Llanfair DC, Llanelidan, Efenechtyd and Derwen, a post he held until his appointment as Dean of Asaph. [3] He was Archdeacon of St Asaph from 2011 until 2014.

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References

  1. "Deans of Asaph". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth,Church House ISBN   0-7151-8088-6)
  3. Anglican Community
Church in Wales titles
Preceded by Dean of St Asaph
2001–2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archdeacon of St Asaph
2011–present
Succeeded by