Richard Venables (1775-1858) was

Archdeacon of Carmarthen This is a list of archdeacons of Carmarthen. The Archdeacon of Carmarthen is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of Carmarthen, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of St David's. The archdeaconry comprises the five dean ...

from 1832 until his death. He was born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, educated at

Clare College, Cambridge Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. It was refounded ...

and

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

in 1798. He held incumbencies at Warmsfield, Ackwicken with Leziate,

Clyro Clyro ( cy, Cleirwy) is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, with 781 inhabitants as of the 2011 UK Census. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some to the south-east. History The name of the village is thought to derive from the ...

, Llansantffraed and Newchurch. He died on 15 January 1858.'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' The Morning Post (London, England), Monday, January 18, 1858; pg. 8; Issue 26225. British Library Newspapers, Part II: 1800-1900

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1775 births 1858 deaths Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge 19th-century English Anglican priests Archdeacons of Carmarthen {{Christian-clergy-stub