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John Thomas (Archdeacon Of Gower)
John Lloyd Thomas (9 March 1891 – 22 July 1959) was a Welsh Anglican priest in the 20th century and Archdeacon of Brecon from 1958 to 1959. Thomas was educated at St David's College, Lampeter.Crockford's clerical directory, Crockfords 1955/6 p1151: London, Oxford University Press, OUP, 1955) After Curate, curacies at Llandybie and Llangyfelach he was vicar of Cockett from 1926. He was also treasurer of Brecon Cathedral. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its '' primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
