John Morgan (6 June 1886 – 26 June 1957) was a Welsh
Anglican
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bishop. He served as
Bishop of Swansea and Brecon (1934 to 1939), as
Bishop of Llandaff
The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.
Area of authority
The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of a ...
(1939 to 1957), and then also as
Archbishop of Wales
The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England and disestablished. The four historic Welsh dioceses had previously formed part of the Province of Canterbury, and so came unde ...
(1949 to 1957).
Early life and education
Morgan was born on 6 June 1886 in
Llandudno
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, Wales.
['MORGAN, Most Rev. John', '']Who Was Who
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'', A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 201
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/ref> He spent some of his early education at The Cathedral School, Llandaff
The Cathedral School, Llandaff (Welsh: ''Ysgol y Gadeirlan, Llandaf'') is a coeducational independent day school located in Llandaff, a district north of the Welsh capital Cardiff. Originally established as a choral foundation to train choir boys ...
. He studied at Hertford College, Oxford
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, and trained for Holy Orders at Cuddesdon College
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, an Anglo-Catholic
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theological college
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near Oxford, England.
Ordained ministry
Before being ordained as bishop he had been Vicar of Llanbeblig and Caernarfon
Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is ...
. Firmly attached to the policies of Charles Green as Archbishop of Wales, he was a meticulous upholder of Anglo-Catholic
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principles. He witnessed the bombing of Llandaff Cathedral
Llandaff Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter ...
in January 1941 and presided over its earlier reconstruction, one of his last engagements being its rededication on 10 April 1957.
He was consecrated a bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
on 22 May 1934, by Alfred Edwards, Archbishop of Wales
The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England and disestablished. The four historic Welsh dioceses had previously formed part of the Province of Canterbury, and so came unde ...
and Bishop of St Asaph
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The diocese covers the counties of Conwy and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The Episcopal seat is loca ...
, at St Asaph Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of Saints Asaph and Cyndeyrn, commonly called St Asaph Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Llanelwy), is a cathedral in St Asaph, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of St Asaph. The cathedral d ...
. He then served as Bishop of Swansea and Brecon and ''ex-officio'' Dean of Brecon (1934–1939) and subsequently as Bishop of Llandaff
The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.
Area of authority
The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of a ...
(1939–1957), in which post he was also enthroned on 21 September 1949 as Archbishop of Wales
The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England and disestablished. The four historic Welsh dioceses had previously formed part of the Province of Canterbury, and so came unde ...
(1949–1957).
Personal life
Morgan was unmarried. He died on 26 June 1957.
References
Anglo-Catholic bishops
Archbishops of Wales
Bishops of Swansea and Brecon
Bishops of Llandaff
People educated at The Cathedral School, Llandaff
1886 births
1957 deaths
20th-century Anglican archbishops
Welsh Anglo-Catholics
Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford
Alumni of Cuddesdon College
20th-century bishops of the Church in Wales
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