Christopher John Skilton (born 19 March 1955) [1] is a former Archdeacon of Croydon and Archdeacon of Lambeth. [2]
He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge and ordained in 1981. [3] After curacies at Ealing and Wimborne he became Team Vicar of St Paul's Great Baddow. [4] From 1995 to 2003 he was the Team Rector of Sanderstead.
He was collated Archdeacon of Croydon at Southwark Cathedral on 14 April 2013; [5] he retired effective 29 February 2020. [6]
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