This is a list of the archdeacons of

St Asaph St Asaph (; cy, Llanelwy "church on the Elwy") is a city and community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355, making it the second-smallest city in Britain in terms of population and urban ...

. 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 i ...

. 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, 1561) *1562–1566: Richard Rogers (later

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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: Edward Smart *1889–1892: Watkin Williams (afterwards Dean of St Asaph, 1892) *1892–1897: Hugh Jones *1897–1910: David Evans *1910–1935: Thomas Lloyd (also Bishop of Maenan, 1928) *1935–1942: Charles Roberts *1942–1959: Richard Roberts *1959–1964:

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*1964–1970: Richard Owen *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 Bishop of St Asaph, 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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