Charles Alfred Howell Green (19 August 1864 – 7 May 1944) was an

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bishop of the

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. He was the first

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(1921–1928) and subsequently

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during which time he served as

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Biography

Green was born in

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and was educated at

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and

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, where he was

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in the Hilary term, 1887. He was ordained in 1889. He began his ministry with a

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and was subsequently

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then

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of the

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. In 1914 he was appointed

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, a post he held until his elevation in 1921 as the first

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of the newly established

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. He was expert at organisation and realising that the population of Monmouthshire had changed since the church was created he founded thirteen new parishes. The new parishes reflected the growth of industry and formed principally a new

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ry in Newport. He also redistributed the rural areas and created six new deaneries as part of the

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ry of Monmouth. These were Abergavenny, Chepstow, Monmouth, Netherwent, Raglan, and Usk. (The latter two were later merged to create the new deanery of Raglan and Usk.) Green was subsequently

(25 Sept. 1928–1944) during which time he also served as

(1934–1944). During the latter period he was assisted by a bishop of Maenan, the only instance of a place-name being given for this purpose subsequent to Disestablishment. Cultured but with a reputation for authoritarianism,''Obituary The Rt Rev CAH Green''

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Monday, 8 May 1944; pg. 6; Issue 49850; col F a representative of the

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tradition, Green wrote a work on the church dedications of the Llandaff and Monmouth dioceses and the definitive guide to the constitution of the Church in

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. He died at Bishopcourt, Bangor, aged 79.

Works

The Setting of the Constitution of the Church in Wales, Sweet & Maxwell, 1937.

References

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