The Archdeacon of Llandaff is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the

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Diocese of Llandaff The Diocese of Llandaff is an Anglican (Church in Wales) diocese that traces its roots to pre-Reformation times as heir of a Catholic bishopric. It is headed by the Bishop of Llandaff, whose seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Pet ...

. The archdeacon is the senior priest with responsibility over the area of the archdeaconry of Llandaff, one of three archdeaconries in the diocese (the others are Margam and Morgannwg). The archdeaconry of Llandaff currently consists of five deaneries: Cardiff, Llandaff, Merthyr Tydfil & Caerphilly, Pontypridd, and Penarth & Barry.

History

The first recorded archdeacons of Llandaff occur soon after the

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. However, no territorial titles are recorded until after . Until 1843, when the separate position of Dean of Llandaff was created, the Archdeacon also performed the duties of cathedral dean.

List of archdeacons of Llandaff

* Leofric * 1059-1104 Abraham * Urban I * 1126 Uhtred * 1140–1148 Urban II * c.1154–1159 Ralph * 1165–1179 William * 1172–1179 Urban III * 1217–1242 Maurice * 1243 Ralph of Newcastle * 1244 Thomas, the king's chaplain * 1260 Nicholas * 1260–c1287 Simon of Radnor * 1287 Robert de Briouze * 1289 Henry de Cranborne or Wager * 1290 Robert * 1323,1337 Alexander de Monmouth * 1338 Richard de Halton * 1347 Thomas de Burgherssh * ?–1361 John de Coventry * 1361,1364 Henry Despenser * 1361–1368 Robert de Walsham * 1363–? Thomas Banastre of Eltisley * 1366 Thomas de Southam * 1368–? Richard Boule * ?–1373 Thomas de Alston * 1373–? John de Sulthorn * 1385,1393 Robert de la More * 1396–? Thomas Orewelle * ?-1447 Robert Cole * 1447–1454 John Stradling * 1454–? Lewis Byford * 1529,1541 John Quarre * ?–1564 John Smith * 1564–? Giles Langley> * 1601 Cadwalader Hughes *1626-1646 Thomas Pritchard * 1646 John Clegge * 166û–1667 Francis Davies (afterwards

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, 1667) * 1668 Edward Gamage * Edward Gamage Jnr * Thomas Gamage * 1686-1705

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, 1705) * 1706-1722 William Watts * 1722-1749 John Evans * 1749–1777 John Fulham * 1777–1789 William Adams * 1789–?

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* c.1796–1843 John Probyn (also

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) * 1843–1857 Thomas Williams (afterwards

, 1857) * 1857–1859 James Colquhoun Campbell (afterwards

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, 1859) * 1859–?1877 Henry Lynch Blosse * 1877-1897 John Griffiths * 1897–1913

Frederic Edmondes The Ven. Frederic William Edmondes, MA (1840-1918) was Archdeacon of Llandaff from 1897 to 1913. He was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School and Jesus College, Oxford; and ordained in 1865. After a curacy in Newcastle, Bridgend he was Recto ...

* 1913–1924 James Buckley * 1924–1930 David Davies * 1930–1938 John James * 1938–1953 Richard Jones * 1953–1964

Gwynno James John Gwynno James (7 September 1912 – 18 February 1967) was a Church in Wales cleric, who served as Archdeacon of Llandaff (until 1964) and subsequently as Dean of Brecon (from 1964). He earned his education at Keble College, Oxford, and wa ...

(afterwards

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, 1964) * 1965–1969

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, Assistant Bishop * 1969–1971 John Williams * 1971–1977 Alun Davies (afterwards

, 1977) * 1977–1988 Lewis Clarke * 1988–1991 Albert Lewis * 1991–1997 (ret.) David Lee * 1998–2008 (ret.)

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* 31 May 2009July 2021 Peggy Jackson *5 September 2021present Rod Green

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Llandaff Llandaff (; cy, Llandaf ; from 'church' and ''River Taff, Taf'') is a district, Community (Wales), community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of ...