The archdeacon of Gower is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of Gower, an administrative division of the

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Diocese of Swansea and Brecon The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon was established as a Diocese of the Church in Wales in 1923 with Brecon Priory as the cathedral. The area of the diocese had formerly been the Archdeaconry of Brecon within the Diocese of St Davids. The dioc ...

. The archdeaconry comprises the six deaneries of Clyne, Cwmtawe, Gower, Llwchwr, Penderi and Swansea.

History

The archdeaconry of Gower and the corresponding role of archdeacon of Gower were created in 1923, coinciding with the creation of the

. The other archdeaconry of the current diocese, Brecon archdeaconry has existed since 1137 or before.

List of archdeacons

*1923–1954 (d.): Harold Williams *1954–1958 (res.): Jack Thomas (became Bishop of Swansea and Brecon) *February 1958 – 1959: John Thomas *August 1959 – 1969: David Thomas *1969–1979 (ret.): Harry Craven Williams MBE *1979-1983

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*1983–1987 (ret.): Harold Williams *1987–1989 (ret.): Owain Jones *1990–1995 (ret.): Roy Luther Thomas *1995–1999 (res.): Anthony Pierce (became Bishop of Swansea and Brecon) *1999–2000 (ret.): Brian James *2000–2016 (ret.): Robert Williams *25 September 2016present: Jonathan Davies

References

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Gower Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom ...