Archdeaconry of Montgomery is an archdeaconry within the

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 i ...

. It covers the eastern area of

Montgomeryshire , HQ= Montgomery , Government= Montgomeryshire County Council (1889–1974)Montgomeryshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin= , Status= , Start= , End= ...

and includes

Welshpool Welshpool ( cy, Y Trallwng) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn; its Welsh language name ''Y Trallwng'' m ...

, Newtown, and

Llanfyllin Llanfyllin ( – ) is a market town, community and electoral ward in a sparsely populated area in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Llanfyllin's community population in 2011 was 1,532, of whom 34.1% could speak Welsh. Llanfyllin means ''church or ...

. Originally part of the Archdeaconry of Powys, which dated from the Medieval period. The Archdeaconry of Powys was reconstituted by an

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in 1844, when it was split into the Archdeaconry of Montgomery and the Archdeaconry of St Asaph. In recent years the Archdeacon has lived in 17th century half-timbered Vicarage at Berriew.

Archdeacons

Former Archdeacons include: * William Clive 1848–1861, Vicar of Welshpool 1819–1865. He was the son of

William Clive William Clive (29 August 1745–23 June 1825) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for over 40 years between 1768 and 1820. Clive was the sixth son of Richard Clive of Styche Hall and his wife Rebecca Gaskell, daughter of N ...

MP, who was the brother of Sir Robert Clive * Henry Powell Ffoulkes 1861–1886, Rector of Whittington, Oswestry, 1879–1886 *1886-1916: (d.) David Thomas (Archdeacon of Montgomery). Rector of Llandrinio. A notable Church historian. *1916–1925: (res.): Grimaldi Davis *1925–1938: (d.):

Ellis Griffith Ellis Griffith may refer to: * Ellis Ellis-Griffith (1860–1926), British barrister and politician * Ellis Griffith (priest) (died 1938), Welsh clergyman {{hndis, Griffith, Ellis ...

*1938–1944: (ret.):

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*1944–1951: (d.): John Lloyd *1952–1959: William A Jones *1959-1966: William Williams *1966–1976: Elidyr Glynne Jones *1977–1987: Owen Thomas *1987-1998: Bill Pritchard (priest). Vicar of Berriew. Author of many books on the local history of NW Wales. *1998–2002: David Griffith *2002–2012: John Thelwell *2012–2018: Peter Pike *7 October 2018present: Barry Wilson

References

{{Reflist Montgomeryshire Church in Wales