The Ven. Richard Henry Owen was
Archdeacon of St Asaph
This is a list of the archdeacons of St Asaph. 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 archdeaconry comprises the five rural dea ...
from 1964 to 1970.
He was born in 1899 and educated at the
University of Wales
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and
ordained
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in 1921. He began his career as a
Curate
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in
Colwyn Bay
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. After this he held
incumbencies at
Llantysilio
Llantysilio ( cy, Llandysilio-yn-Iâl) is a community in Denbighshire, Wales, near Llangollen. It has a population of 472, falling to 421 at the 2011 census.
The community includes the site of Valle Crucis Abbey, the Horseshoe Pass, and Llanty ...
,
Bangor-on-Dee
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,
Rhosymedre
Rhosymedre () is a village within the community of Cefn, in Wrexham County Borough, Wales.
The Anglican church, which was consecrated in 1837, is dedicated to St John the Evangelist, and is part of the Diocese of St Asaph. Former vicars inclu ...
and
Prestatyn
Prestatyn is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Historically a part of Flintshire, it is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. Prestatyn has a population of 19,085,
History Prehistory
There is evidence that the ...
, and finally
St John's Church, Trofarth
St John's Church, Trofarth, is a redundant church standing in an isolated position in Conwy County Borough, Wales (). It was designated as a Grade II listed building on 2 July 1998.
It was built in 1873 as an Anglican church to a desi ...
.
He died on 19 August 1977.
The Times
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, Saturday, 27 August 1977; p. 16; Issue 60093; col G ''Obituaries''.
Notes
1899 births
Alumni of the University of Wales
20th-century Welsh Anglican priests
Archdeacons of St Asaph
1977 deaths
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