Anthony Crockett

Phillip Anthony "Tony" Crockett (23 August 1945 – 30 June 2008) was a Welsh Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Bangor from 2004 until his death from prostate cancer in 2008.

Early life and education Crockett was born on 23 August 1945. He was educated at Pontypridd County Grammar School, an all-boys state grammar school in Pontypridd. He studied classics at King's College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1967. He then underwent a year of training at St Michael's College, Llandaff, an Anglican theological college in Wales, leaving in 1971 to be ordained. his final post before his ordination to the episcopate was as Archdeacon of Carmarthen (1999-2004).

In 2004, Crockett became the Bishop of Bangor.

Personal life Crockett was the first divorced person in the United Kingdom to be appointed as a bishop in a mainstream church, amidst some controversy. and also ordained her in 2006.