John Wyn Evans (born 4 October 1946) is a retired Anglican bishop. He had served as Bishop of St Davids in the

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from 2008 to 2016.

Biography

Born into a clerical family (his father was Eifion Evans (archdeacon of Cardigan)) in 1946, he studied archaeology at Cardiff University and was

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in 1972. He was made a deacon on 18 September 1971 and ordained priest the following Feast Day of Mary Magdalene (22 July 1972) — both times by

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, Bishop of St Davids, at St Davids Cathedral (where he also served his title/curacy). Evans was a Minor Canon at St Davids Cathedral then

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until 1982. He was

Director of

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from then until 1992. During this period he was also a senior lecturer and chaplain at Trinity College, Carmarthen. From then until retirement, he was successively

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and then Bishop of St Davids. He was elected by the Electoral College of the

on 1 September 2008. He was consecrated a bishop in a service at

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 Pet ...

on 29 November 2008, and enthroned in St Davids Cathedral on 6 December 2008. He is credited with extensive knowledge of the history of his cathedral ('Pevsner', 'Pembrokeshire'). He was also the Patron of the Order of St David and St Non as the Bishop of St Davids. In retirement, he continues to serve in the Diocese.
(Accessed 14 November 2021)

References

1946 births Living people Bishops of St Davids Deans of St Davids Alumni of Cardiff University Alumni of St Michael's College, Llandaff {{Anglican-bishop-stub