The Archdeacon of St Davids is a senior cleric in the Church in Wales' Diocese of St Davids. The

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is the senior priest with responsibility over the area of the archdeaconry of St Davids, one of three archdeaconries in the diocese (the others are Cardigan and Carmarthen). The Archdeaconry of St Davids comprises the four rural deaneries of Daugleddau, Dewisland/Fishguard, Pembroke and Roose. The first recorded archdeacons of St Davids occur soon after the Norman Conquest. However, no territorial titles are recorded until after .

List of archdeacons of St Davids

* 1175–1214 Pontius * 1215–1222 Martin * 1219–1229 Hugh of Clun * 1231–? Jordan of the Three Mountains * 1248–1259 Richard de Knovill * 1276–1280 Peter de Quevel (afterwards

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, 1280) * 1280–1287 Robert de Haverford * 1293–1307 John Foke * 1319 Philip * 1328

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Bishop of St Davids The Bishop of St Davids is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Davids. The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the city of St Davids in Pembrokeshire, f ...

, 1328) * 1328–1334 David Franceys * ?–1349 John Faulkes * 1349–? Richard Cleangre * 1363,1383 John Goch or Gough * 1361–1368 Adam de Bokelyn or Rokelyn * 1388–1400 John de Bowland * 1400–1419 John Hiot * 1420 John Thomas * 1420–1422 Edmund Nicholls * 1422–1424 William Ryley * ?–1434 William Pencrych * 1434–? William Thame * 1458

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* 1459 Richard Caunton * 1473-?1476 John Smith (2nd term; afterwards Bishop of Llandaff, 1476) * 1500–1514 Thomas Saynte * ?–1527 John Fychan * ?–1547 Andrew Whitmay (Bishop of Chrysopolis) * 1557–1581 Richard Harford * ?–1581 John Pratt * 1607–1644 Robert Rudd (ejected and imprisoned, 1644) * 1644–1667 Hugh Lloyd (also Bishop of Llandaff, 1660) * 1667–? Anthony Jones * 1678–? George Owen * 1691–1732 John Medley * 1732–1732 Walter Morgan * 1732–?1737 Arthur Williams * 1737–1749 Richard Davies * 1749–1767 Thomas Burton * 1767–1805 Charles Moss * 1805–1831 Ralph Churton * 1831–1833 Edward Owen * 1833–1863

Thomas Bevan Thomas Bevan (c.1796 – 31 January 1819) was, with fellow Welshman David Jones, the first Christian missionaries to Madagascar, sent by the London Missionary Society.Gerald H. Anderson, ''Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions'', Wm. B. E ...

* 1864–1874 George Clark * 1874–1883 Richard Lewis (afterwards Bishop of Llandaff, 1883) * 1883–1888

Charles Edmondes Charles Gresford Edmondes (1838–1893) was an archdeacon and college principal. He was the son of Thomas Edmondes the vicar of Cowbridge; his uncle was Charles Williams (1806–1877), who later became principal of Jesus College, Oxford; his ...

* 1888–1900

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(resigned) * 1900–1920 David Williams * 1920–1927 David Prosser (afterwards

, 1927) * 1927–1928 Gilbert Joyce (afterwards

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, 1928) * 1929–1936 Edward Lincoln Lewis * 1937–1942

Richard Rice Thomas Richard Rice Thomas was the Archdeacon of St Davids from 1937 until his death on 17 May 1942. Thomas was educated at Keble College, Oxford, and Cuddesdon College. He was ordained Deacon in 1896; and Priest in 1897. He was a Chaplain to the Force ...

(died 1942) * 1942–1949

Bickerton Edwards Bickerton Cross Edwards was a Welsh Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of St Davids from 1942 until his death in 1949. Edwards was born in 1874 and educated at St Catherine's Society, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1897, and priest in 1898. Aft ...

* 1949–1962

Christopher Gwynne Lewis Christopher Gwynne Lewis MC (13 March 1895 - 31 January 1963) was a Welsh Anglican priest and Archdeacon of St David's from 1949 until 1962. Lewis was educated at Jesus College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1921, and priest in 1922. After ...

* 1963–1967

David Herbert Lloyd David Herbert Lloyd (1899-1967) was the Archdeacon of St Davids from 1963 to his death. Lloyd was educated at St David's College, Lampeter. He was ordained deacon in 1922, and priest in 1923. After curacies in Swansea and Tycroes he held incu ...

(died 1967) * 1968–1969

Ronald James Tree Ronald James Tree (1914–1970) was a Welsh priest and teacher. Tree was born in Garnant and educated at the University of Wales and New College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1940, and priest in 1941. After curacies in Cwmaman and Aberystw ...

* 1970–1982

Benjamin Alec Lewis Benjamin Alec Lewis (1912-2003) was the Archdeacon of St Davids from 1970 to 1982.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82'' p604 London: OUP, 1983 Lewis was born in 1912 and educated at St David's College, Lampeter. He was ordained deacon in ...

* 1982–1988 Dewi Bridges (afterwards

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, 1988) * 1988–1991

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, Assistant Bishop of St Davids (afterwards

, 1991) * 1991–1996

Cyril John Harvey Cyril John Harvey (born 1930) is a Welsh Anglican priest who served as the Archdeacon of St Davids from 1991 until 1996. Harvey was educated at the University of Wales, Lampeter, and studied for the priesthood at the College of the Resurrection; ...

* 1997–2002 Graham Davies * 2003–2010 John Holdsworth (afterwards Archdeacon in Cyprus, 2010) * 2010–2013

Keith Smalldon Keith Smalldon (born 1948 in Newport) was the Archdeacon of St Davids from 2011 until 2013. Smalldon studied for the priesthood at St. Michael's College, Llandaff; and was ordained deacon in 1971, priest in 1972. He graduated BA from The Open Un ...

* 2013–2018

Dennis Wight Dennis Marley Wight (born 1953) was the Archdeacon of St Davids from 2013 until 2018. Wight was educated at the University of Southampton and studied for the priesthood at Sarum and Wells Theological College; and was ordained deacon in 1985, p ...

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Paul Mackness Paul Robert Mackness (born 1973) is the Archdeacon of St Davids since March 2018. Mackness was educated at the University of Wales, Lampeter, and studied for the priesthood at St Michael's College, Llandaff; and was ordained deacon in 2001, prie ...

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Saint David Saint David ( cy, Dewi Sant; la, Davidus; ) was a Welsh bishop of Mynyw (now St Davids) during the 6th century. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and tradition has preserved a relatively large amount of detail ab ...