Humphrey Humphreys (24 November 1648 – 20 November 1712) was successively

Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. The see is based in the city of Bangor where the bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Cathedral Church of Saint Deiniol. The ''Report of the Commissioners appointed ...

(1689–1701) and Bishop of Hereford (1701–1712).

Life

Born 24 November 1648 in Hendre,

Penrhyndeudraeth Penrhyndeudraeth (; ) is a small town and community in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The town is close to the mouth of the River Dwyryd on the A487 nearly east of Porthmadog, and had a population of 2,150 at the 2011 census, increased from 2 ...

, the eldest son of Richard Humphreys and Margaret, daughter of Robert Wynne of Cesailgyfarch, Caernarfonshire. He was educated at Oswestry and Bangor grammar schools, and then at

Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship S ...

, graduating B.A. 1669, M.A. 1672, being elected a Fellow of Jesus College 1672–3, B.D. 1679, and D.D. 1682. He served as chaplain to the Bishop of Bangor, then as rector of

Llanfrothen Llanfrothen () is a hamlet and community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, between the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog and is 108.1 miles (174.0 km) from Cardiff. In 2011 the population of Llanfrothen was 437 with 70.1% of them abl ...

(1670) and Trawsfynydd (1672). He was Dean of Bangor from 1680, and elected Bishop in 1689. A patron of Welsh literature, genealogical research and of the then newly formed

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(SPCK). Humphreys stands out among Welsh bishops of his period.

Edward Lhuyd Edward Lhuyd FRS (; occasionally written Llwyd in line with modern Welsh orthography, 1660 – 30 June 1709) was a Welsh naturalist, botanist, linguist, geographer and antiquary. He is also named in a Latinate form as Eduardus Luidius. Life ...

spoke highly of his competence as an antiquarian.

References

1648 births 1712 deaths People educated at Friars School, Bangor Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford Bishops of Bangor Bishops of Hereford 17th-century Welsh Anglican bishops 18th-century Church of England bishops {{UK-bishop-stub