The archdeacon of Gower is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of Gower, an administrative division of the Church in Wales

Church in Wales

The Church in Wales is the Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.As with the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Archbishop of Wales serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The current archbishop is Barry Morgan, the Bishop of Llandaff.In contrast to the...

 Diocese of Swansea and Brecon

Diocese of Swansea and Brecon

The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon was established as a Diocese of the Church in Wales in 1923 with Brecon Priory as the Cathedral. The Diocese has a border with five other Welsh Dioceses, as well as with the English Diocese of Hereford....

History

The archdeaconry of Gower and the corresponding role of archdeacon of Gower were created in 1923, coinciding with the creation of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon

Diocese of Swansea and Brecon

The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon was established as a Diocese of the Church in Wales in 1923 with Brecon Priory as the Cathedral. The Diocese has a border with five other Welsh Dioceses, as well as with the English Diocese of Hereford....

. The other archdeaconry of the current diocese, Brecon archdeaconry has existed since 1137 or before.

List of archdeacons

• ?–1958: John Thomas
  John Thomas (bishop of Swansea and Brecon)
  John James Absalom Thomas DD was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 1958 until 1976.Thomas was educated at the University of Aberystwyth and Keble College, Oxford, and was ordained in 1932....
  
  
• 1992–1999: Anthony Pierce
  Anthony Pierce
  Anthony Edward Pierce was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales from 1998 until 2008.-Career:Pierce was educated at Dynevor School, Swansea, and at Swansea University and Linacre College, Oxford...
  
  
• ?–present: Robert Williams