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Archdeacons Of St Asaph
This is a list of the archdeacons of St Asaph. The Archdeacon of St Asaph is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of St Asaph, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Asaph. The archdeaconry comprises the five rural deaneries of Denbigh, Dyffryn Clwyd, Holywell, Llanrwst/Rhos and St Asaph. Archdeacons of St Asaph *1170: David *1205–1210: Adam *1231–1240: David *1250: Anian ICatholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Anian" retrieved January 20, 2016 *1266: David *1268-1293: Anian Schonaw (Anian II) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Catholic Church. An archdeacon is often responsible for administration within an archdeaconry, which is the principal subdivision of the diocese. The ''Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church'' has defined an archdeacon as "A cleric having a defined administrative authority delegated to him by the bishop in the whole or part of the diocese.". The office has often been described metaphorically as that of ''oculus episcopi'', the "bishop's eye". Roman Catholic Church In the Latin Catholic Church, the post of archdeacon, originally an ordained deacon (rather than a priest), was once one of great importance as a senior o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lomas (bishop)
John Derrick Percy Lomas (born 19 August 1958) is an Anglican bishop in Wales, serving as the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon since 2021. Education He was educated at St Michael's College, Llandaff. After serving as Archdeacon of Wrexham since October 2018, it announced on 4 November 2021 that Lomas had been elected to serve as the next Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. He legally took up his see when his election was confirmed at a Sacred Synod for that purpose on 22 November 2021; he was later consecrated into bishop's orders by Andy John, the new Archbishop of Wales (who had first to be elected by the Electoral College, which included all six bishops, including Lomas). Lomas was consecrated a bishop on 26 February 2022, by Andy John, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Bangor, at Bangor Cathedral. Career *Made deacon, 1994 *Ordained priest, 1995 *Curate, Rhyl, 1994–2000 * Chaplain Royal Navy, 2000–01 * Vicar, Holywell; also Area Dean 2001–11 * Corwen, 2011–13 * Bangor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Potter (priest)
Christopher Nicholas Lynden Potter is a retired Anglican priest. Potter was born on 4 October 1949, educated at Haileybury and the University of Leeds and ordained in 1993 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. He was Archdeacon of St Asaph This is a list of the archdeacons of St Asaph. The Archdeacon of St Asaph is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of St Asaph, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Asaph. The archdeaconry comprises the five rural dea ... from 2011 until 2014. References 1969 births People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College Alumni of the University of Leeds Archdeacons of St Asaph Deans of St Asaph Living people {{Christian-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Thomas
The Ven. Elwyn Bernard Thomas B.Sc., BD, was an Archdeacon of St Asaph in the Church in Wales Diocese of St Asaph. He was born in 1945, educated at Swansea University and St Michael's College, Llandaff, and ordained in 1972.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 . After curacies at Aberdare and Merthyr Dyfan, he held incumbencies in Dowlais, Llangynwyd with Maesteg. From 2000 until his August 2011 retirement, he was Rector of Llandyrnog and Archdeacon of the surrounding area (St Asaph) and a trustee of the St Asaph Diocesan Board of Finance A Diocesan Board of Finance, often abbreviated to DBF, is an institution of the Church of England which owns land and controls a number of financial matters in each of the Church's dioceses. Such Boards have existed in every diocese of the Church s ... Notes 1945 births Alumni of Swansea University Alumni of St Michael's College, Llandaff 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davies (bishop Of St Asaph)
John Stewart Davies (born 28 February 1943) was Bishop of St Asaph from 1999 until 2008. Davies was educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead. After a career in Journalism, he read Hebrew at University College of North Wales (1968-1972); and at Queens' College, Cambridge (1972-1974), he wrote an MLitt thesis on ‘Form and Tradition of the Prophetic Call Narratives’ (awarded 1975). After study at Wescott House, he was ordained Deacon in 1974 (at Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch parish church) and ordained Priest in 1975 (at St Asaph Cathedral) by the Bishop of St Asaph, Harold John Charles. He began his service in the Church in Wales at Hawarden. He then held incumbencies at Rhosymedre and Mold, latterly as Archdeacon of St Asaph.Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black A & C Black is a British book publishing company, owned since 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing. The company is noted for publishing '' Who's Who'' since 1849. It also published popular travel guides and novels. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selwyn Closs-Parry
The Ven. Selwyn Closs-Parry (1925 – 13 October 2015) was Archdeacon of St Asaph from 1984 to 1990. He was born in 1925 and educated at St David's College, Lampeter, and ordained after a period of study at St. Michael's College, Llandaff, in 1953. He began his career as Curate of St Gwynan's, Dwygyfylchi. He held He held incumbencies at Treuddyn and Llangystennin and Holywell. He was a Canon at St Asaph Cathedral from 1976 and later Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ... of the surrounding area. He died on 13 October 2015. Notes 1925 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests Alumni of St Michael's College, Llandaff Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter Archdeacons of St Asaph {{ChurchinWales-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Owen (priest)
The Ven. Richard Henry Owen was Archdeacon of St Asaph from 1964 to 1970. He was born in 1899 and educated at the University of Wales and ordained in 1921. He began his career as a Curate in Colwyn Bay. After this he held incumbencies at Llantysilio, Bangor-on-Dee, Rhosymedre and Prestatyn, and finally St John's Church, Trofarth. He died on 19 August 1977.The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ..., Saturday, 27 August 1977; p. 16; Issue 60093; col G ''Obituaries''. Notes 1899 births Alumni of the University of Wales 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests Archdeacons of St Asaph 1977 deaths {{ChurchinWales-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Roberts (priest)
The Ven. Richard Henry Roberts (23 April 1884 – 6 July 1970) was a British Anglican clergyman in the Church in Wales who served as Archdeacon of St Asaph from 1942 to 1959. He was born in Brynamman, Glamorgan, and educated at Keble College, Oxford, and ordained in 1908. He held incumbencies at Llangennech, Betws with Ammanford and Rhyl before his appointment as Archdeacon. He retired in 1959 and died in Swansea in 1970.''The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...'', Friday, 10 July 1970; p. 7; Issue 57914; col D ''Church News''.''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007''. References Alumni of Keble College, Oxford 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests Archdeacons of St Asaph 1884 births 1970 deaths People from Brynamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
