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St Asaph St Asaph (; cy, Llanelwy "church on the Elwy") is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and community (Wales), community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355 ...

. 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 Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese of the Church in Wales in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop. Geography The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Chester in ...

. 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)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Anian Schonaw"
retrieved January 20, 2016 *1277: Gruffudd ab Iorwerth *1293, 1306: Gruffudd *?–1330: Llywellyn ap Hwfa *1331: Llywellyn ap Madog ab Elis *1382–1383: Thomas Rushook (afterwards

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, 1383) *1390: Thomas Keler *1398: Griffith le Yonge *?–1402: Ithel ap Robert *1425: Edward Trefor *1442–?1457: John Tupney *<1508–1532: Peter Conway *1535: Richard Shelton *1537: William ap Roberts *1539–1554: Richard Pollard *1539–1554: Thomas Davies (dismissed) *1554–1558: Humfrey Edwards *1558–1561: Thomas Davies (restored; afterwards

Bishop of St Asaph The Bishop of St Asaph heads the Church in Wales diocese of St Asaph. The diocese covers the counties of Conwy and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The Episcopal seat is loca ...

, 1561) *1562–1566:

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, 1569) *1566–1573: Thomas Powell *1573–1844: ''Post held ''in commendam'' by Bishops of St Asaph'' *1844–1854:

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(afterwards Dean of St Asaph) *1854–1877: Robert Wickham *1877-1878: Hugh Morgan *1878-1889:

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*1889–1892: Watkin Williams (afterwards

Dean of St Asaph This is a list of the deans of St Asaph Cathedral, Wales. *-1357 Llywelyn ap Madog *1357–1376 William Spridlington *1403 Richard Courtenay (afterwards Dean of Wells, 1410) *1455-1461 David Blodwell *1463-1492 John Tapton *1511-1542 Fouk ...

, 1892) *1892–1897: Hugh Jones *1897–1910:

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*1910–1935: Thomas Lloyd (also

Bishop of Maenan Thomas Lloyd was a Welsh Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. He was born in 1857, educated at Ystrad Meurig School and St David's College, Lampeter, and ordained in 1882. He began his career as a Curate in Denbigh. He held ...

, 1928) *1935–1942: Charles Roberts *1942–1959: Richard Roberts *1959–1964:

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*1964–1970:

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*1970–1974: William Rees *1974–1984: John Jones *1984–1990:

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 1 ...

*1991–1999: John Davies (afterwards

, 1999) *2000–2011:

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 Cl ...

*2011–2014 (ret.): Chris Potter *1 December 20142018 John Lomas *7 October 2018present

Andy Grimwood Andrew Stuart Grimwood is an Anglican priest in the Church in Wales. Grimwood was born in 1968; educated at Exeter University and St Michael's College, Llandaff; and ordained in 1999. His first job was with British Gas; he was made deacon a ...

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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 de ...