Bishop of St David's
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The Bishop of St David's is the ordinary
of the Church in Wales
Diocese of St David's.
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 David's
in Pembrokeshire
, founding St David's Cathedral
. The current Bishop of St. David's is the Right Reverend Wyn Evans, who succeeded to the post on 1 September 2008.
' and 'Brut y Tywysogion
' (Rolls Series
).
Originally corresponding with the boundaries of Dyfed
(Demetia), St David's eventually comprised all the country south of the River Dyfi
and west of the English border, with the exception of the greater part of Glamorgan
shire, in all some 3500 square miles (9,065 km²).
comes in the work of Asser
who was trained there. In his Life of King Alfred c. 893 Asser clearly describes his kinsman, Nobis, also of St David's, as Archbishop
. In the Annales Cambriae
, Elfodd
is termed 'archbishop of the land of Gwynedd’ in his obit, under the year 809.
Rhygyfarch's Life of Saint David
c. 1090. states Saint David was anointed as an archbishop by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, a position confirmed at the Synod of Llanddewi Brefi
by popular acclaim.
Rhygyfarch's claim may be dubious history but there can be little doubt he was reflecting a pre-existing tradition. It is unclear when St David's came definitely under the metropolitan jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury
, but about 1115 King Henry I
intruded a Norman into the see, Bernard, Bishop of St David's
, who prior to his ordination was confirmed by Canterbury, much to the disgust of the Brut y Tywysogyon which noted that Henry I 'made him bishop in Menevia in contempt of the clerics of the Britons’. Once in place Bernard became convinced that St David's was a Metropolitan
archbishopric (and thus of the same status as Canterbury). Bernard in the 1120s claimed metropolitan jurisdiction over Wales and presented his suit unsuccessfully before six successive popes. Pope Eugenius III was giving the case serious consideration, the issue was to be put to the synod summoned to meet at Rheims in March 1148, but the death of Bernard meant the case lapsed. The idea of Archbishops in Wales was also reflected in the work of Geoffrey of Monmouth
. The claim was afterwards revived in the time of Gerald of Wales who pressed it vigorously. The failure of Gerald's campaign saw the claim lapse but it was revived by Owain Glyndŵr
's plan for an independent Welsh Church. The idea was also revived in the reformation with Bishop Richard Davies in the 'Address to the Welsh nation' prefixed to the translation into Welsh of the New Testament by him and William Salesbury
referred to 'Archbishop David'. It was only in 1920 that an Archbishop of Wales
was reestablished.
(1176–1198). In the troubled times of the Reformation
the former bishop of St David's, William Barlow (1536–1548), was a consecrator
of Archbishop Matthew Parker
in 1559.
At the English Reformation
the See ceased to be in communion with Rome, but it continued as a See of the Church of England
, and, since disestablishment, of the Church in Wales
.
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
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 St David's.
The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David
Saint David
Saint David was a Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to...
who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the city of St David's
St David's
St Davids , is a city and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Lying on the River Alun on St David's Peninsula, it is Britain's smallest city in terms of both size and population, the final resting place of Saint David, the country's patron saint, and the de facto ecclesiastical capital of...
in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, founding St David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral is situated in St David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, on the most westerly point of Wales.-Early history:The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589...
. The current Bishop of St. David's is the Right Reverend Wyn Evans, who succeeded to the post on 1 September 2008.
History
The history of the diocese of St David's is traditionally traced to that saint in the latter half of the 6th century Records of the history of the diocese before Norman times are very fragmentary, however, consisting of a few chance references in old chronicles, such as 'Annales CambriaeAnnales Cambriae
Annales Cambriae, or The Annals of Wales, is the name given to a complex of Cambro-Latin chronicles deriving ultimately from a text compiled from diverse sources at St David's in Dyfed, Wales, not later than the 10th century...
' and 'Brut y Tywysogion
Brut y Tywysogion
Brut y Tywysogion is one of the most important primary sources for Welsh history. It is an annalistic chronicle that serves as a continuation of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae. Brut y Tywysogion has survived as several Welsh translations of an original Latin version, which has...
' (Rolls Series
Rolls Series
The Rolls Series, official title The Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages, is a major collection of British and Irish historical materials and primary sources, published in the second half of the 19th century. Some 255 volumes, representing 99 separate...
).
Originally corresponding with the boundaries of Dyfed
Dyfed
Dyfed is a preserved county of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974 under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, and covered approximately the same geographic extent as the ancient Principality of Deheubarth, although excluding the Gower Peninsula and the area west of the River Tawe...
(Demetia), St David's eventually comprised all the country south of the River Dyfi
River Dyfi
The River Dyfi is a river in Mid Wales. The Dyfi estuary forms the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion.- Source :...
and west of the English border, with the exception of the greater part of Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
shire, in all some 3500 square miles (9,065 km²).
Claim of metropolitan status
The early ecclesiastical organisation of the Welsh church is unclear but scanty references reveal that some form of Archbishopric definitely existed, with multiple bishops under the jurisdiction of a senior see. One of the earliest mentions of the religious community at St David's CathedralSt David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral is situated in St David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, on the most westerly point of Wales.-Early history:The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589...
comes in the work of Asser
Asser
Asser was a Welsh monk from St David's, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court...
who was trained there. In his Life of King Alfred c. 893 Asser clearly describes his kinsman, Nobis, also of St David's, as Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
. In the Annales Cambriae
Annales Cambriae
Annales Cambriae, or The Annals of Wales, is the name given to a complex of Cambro-Latin chronicles deriving ultimately from a text compiled from diverse sources at St David's in Dyfed, Wales, not later than the 10th century...
, Elfodd
Elfodd
Elfodd , also known as Elfoddw , was a Welsh bishop who induced the Welsh church to adopt the Roman method of determining the date of Easter....
is termed 'archbishop of the land of Gwynedd’ in his obit, under the year 809.
Rhygyfarch's Life of Saint David
Saint David
Saint David was a Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to...
c. 1090. states Saint David was anointed as an archbishop by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, a position confirmed at the Synod of Llanddewi Brefi
Synod of Brefi
The Synod of Brefi was a church council held at Llanddewi Brefi in Ceredigion, Wales around 545.The synod was apparently called in order to condemn the heretical teachings of Pelagius, although this is far from certain. It was an important milestone in the rise of Saint David...
by popular acclaim.
Then, blessed and extolled by the mouth of all, he is with the consent of all the bishops, kings, princes, nobles, and all grades of the whole Britannic race, made archbishop, and his monastery too is declared the metropolis of the whole country, so that whoever ruled it should be accounted archbishop.
Rhygyfarch's claim may be dubious history but there can be little doubt he was reflecting a pre-existing tradition. It is unclear when St David's came definitely under the metropolitan jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
, but about 1115 King Henry I
Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
intruded a Norman into the see, Bernard, Bishop of St David's
Bernard, Bishop of St David's
Bernard was a Norman Bishop of St David's, appointed by Henry I. He also served as Chancellor to Queen Adeliza. He was the last bishop to dispute the primacy of the see of Canterbury. He founded Whitland Abbey....
, who prior to his ordination was confirmed by Canterbury, much to the disgust of the Brut y Tywysogyon which noted that Henry I 'made him bishop in Menevia in contempt of the clerics of the Britons’. Once in place Bernard became convinced that St David's was a Metropolitan
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
archbishopric (and thus of the same status as Canterbury). Bernard in the 1120s claimed metropolitan jurisdiction over Wales and presented his suit unsuccessfully before six successive popes. Pope Eugenius III was giving the case serious consideration, the issue was to be put to the synod summoned to meet at Rheims in March 1148, but the death of Bernard meant the case lapsed. The idea of Archbishops in Wales was also reflected in the work of Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth was a cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur...
. The claim was afterwards revived in the time of Gerald of Wales who pressed it vigorously. The failure of Gerald's campaign saw the claim lapse but it was revived by Owain Glyndŵr
Owain Glyndwr
Owain Glyndŵr , or Owain Glyn Dŵr, anglicised by William Shakespeare as Owen Glendower , was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales...
's plan for an independent Welsh Church. The idea was also revived in the reformation with Bishop Richard Davies in the 'Address to the Welsh nation' prefixed to the translation into Welsh of the New Testament by him and William Salesbury
William Salesbury
William Salesbury also Salusbury was the leading Welsh scholar of the Renaissance and the principal translator of the 1567 Welsh New Testament.Salesbury was born in about 1520 in the parish of Llansannan, Conwy...
referred to 'Archbishop David'. It was only in 1920 that an Archbishop of Wales
Archbishop of Wales
The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished...
was reestablished.
Further history
The building of the present St David's Cathedral was begun under Bishop Peter de LeiaPeter de Leia
Peter de Leia was Bishop of St David's from 1176 until his death. Before his appointment, he had been Prior of the Cluniac house at Wenlock....
(1176–1198). In the troubled times of the Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
the former bishop of St David's, William Barlow (1536–1548), was a consecrator
Consecration
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "to associate with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups...
of Archbishop Matthew Parker
Matthew Parker
Matthew Parker was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until his death in 1575. He was also an influential theologian and arguably the co-founder of Anglican theological thought....
in 1559.
At the English Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
the See ceased to be in communion with Rome, but it continued as a See of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
, and, since disestablishment, 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...
.
Early pre-Reformation bishops
| List of early pre-Reformation Bishops of St David's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 545 | 589 | Saint David Saint David Saint David was a Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to... |
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| 589 | 606 | Cynog | |
| 606 | c. 610 | Saint Telio | |
| c. 610 | unknown | Saint Ceneu | |
| unknown | Morfael | ||
| unknown | Haernynin | Also known as Haerwnen | |
| unknown | Elwaed | Also known as Elfaed | |
| unknown | Gurnuru | Also known as Gwrnwen | |
| unknown | Llunwerth I | ||
| unknown | Gwrgwst | ||
| unknown | Gwrgan | ||
| unknown | Clydog | ||
| unknown | Einion Einion Einion means Anvil in Welsh, and may refer to:*Cadwallon Lawhir ap Einion a king of Gwynedd in Wales*Cefn Einion, a small dispersed village in South Shropshire, England... |
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| unknown | Elfodd Elfodd Elfodd , also known as Elfoddw , was a Welsh bishop who induced the Welsh church to adopt the Roman method of determining the date of Easter.... |
Also known as Elffod; he may instead have been Bishop of Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire... |
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| unknown | Ethelman | ||
| unknown | Elaunc | Also known as Elane | |
| unknown | Maelsgwyd | ||
| unknown | 831 | Sadyrnfyw | Also known as Sadwrnfen |
| 831 | unknown | Cadell | |
| unknown | 840 | Sulhaithnay | |
| 840 | 874 | Nobis | Also known as Novis |
| 874 | unknown | Idwal | |
| unknown | Asser Asser Asser was a Welsh monk from St David's, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court... |
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| unknown | Arthwael | Also known as Arthfael | |
| unknown | Samson | ||
| unknown | Ruelin | ||
| unknown | 961 | Rhydderch | |
| unknown | Elwyn | ||
| unknown | Morfyw | Also known as Morbiw | |
| unknown | 873 | Llunwerth II | |
| 873 | 944 | Eneuris | |
| 944 | unknown | Sulhidyr | Also known as Hubert |
| unknown | 978 | Ivor | |
| 978 | 999 | Morgeneu | |
| 999 | unknown | Nathan | |
| unknown | Ieuan | Also known as Jevan | |
| unknown | 1016 | Arwystl | |
| 1016 | 1023 | Erbin | Also known as Ervin |
| 1023 | 1039 | Trahaearn | |
| 1039 | 1061 | Joseph | |
| 1061 | 1071 | Bleiddud Bleiddud Bleiddud was Bishop of St David's in Wales from 1061 to 1071. Little is known of him. His name is sometimes given as Bedwd.... |
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| 1071 | 1078 | Sulien Sulien Sulien was an 11th century Bishop of St David's, for two periods . He died about 1090/1.Sulien is closely associated with the class church at Llanbadarn Fawr near Aberystwyth where it appears that he took refuge when St David's was at times exposed to Viking incursions. Llanbadarn enjoyed a... |
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| 1078 | 1080 | Abraham | |
| 1080 | 1091 | Sulien Sulien Sulien was an 11th century Bishop of St David's, for two periods . He died about 1090/1.Sulien is closely associated with the class church at Llanbadarn Fawr near Aberystwyth where it appears that he took refuge when St David's was at times exposed to Viking incursions. Llanbadarn enjoyed a... (again) |
Restored |
| unknown | unknown | Rhigyfarch Rhigyfarch Rhigyfarch , eldest son of Sulien, whom he may have succeeded in 1091 as Bishop of St David's, was the author of the standard Life of Saint David. The original text was written in Latin but was translated into Welsh later in the Middle Ages as Buchedd Dewi and did much to enhance the cult status of... , son of Sulien |
Perhaps never a bishop? |
| unknown | 1115 | Wilfrid | Also known as Gruffydd |
| 1115 | (Daniel) | Also known as Deiniol; elected but set aside; became Archdeacon of Powys | |
Later pre-Reformation bishops
| List of later pre-Reformation Bishops of St David's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1115 | 1148 | Bernard | Chancellor to Queen Adelize; first bishop to submit to the see of Canterbury; consecrated in 1115; possibly died 22 April 1148 |
| 1148 | 1176 | David FitzGerald David Fitzgerald David Andrew Fitzgerald was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Southern Redbacks. He was a right-handed batsman and earned a reputation for grafting out long innings.... |
Previously Archdeacon of Cardigan; consecrated bishop 19 December 1148; died 8 May 1176 |
| 1176 | 1198 | Peter de Leia Peter de Leia Peter de Leia was Bishop of St David's from 1176 until his death. Before his appointment, he had been Prior of the Cluniac house at Wenlock.... |
Previously Prior of Wenlock; consecrated bishop 7 November 1176; died 16 July 1198 |
| 1199 | 1203 | (Gerald of Wales) | Elected 29 June 1199, but assent was refused by King John John of England John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death... ; continued as bishop-elect until resigned in 1203; died circa 1223; also known as Gerallt Gymro in Welsh Welsh language Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa... or Giraldus Cambrensis in Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and... |
| 1203 | 1214 | Geoffrey de Henlaw | Nominated in July 1199, but not consecrated until 7 December 1203; died in office |
| 1215 | 1229 | Iorwerth Iorwerth (bishop of St David's) Iorwerth was formerly abbot of the Premonstratensian house of canons at Talyllychan, Wales. He was elected to the vacant bishop's see of St Davids in 1215.... |
Elected before 18 June and consecrated 21 June 1215; died before 27 January 1229; also known as Gervase |
| 1230 | 1247 | Anselm le Gras | Elected before 7 April 1229; received possession of the temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... 20 November 1230; consecrated 9 February 1231; died before 2 April 1247; also known as Anselm de la Grace |
| 1248 | 1256 | Thomas Wallensis | Elected sometime between 16 April and 16 July 1247; received possession of the temporalities 26 September 1247; consecrated 26 July 1248; died 11 July 1255; also known as Thomas le Waleys |
| 1256 | 1280 | Richard Carew | Elected after 4 August 1255; consecrated sometime between 11 February 10 March 1256; died 1 April 1280 |
| 1280 | 1293 | Thomas Bek | Elected before 17 June and consecrated 6 October 1280; died 14 April 1293; also recorded as Thomas Beck |
| 1296 | 1328 | David Martyn | Elected in June 1293; received possession of the temporalities 11 October 1293; consecrated 30 September 1296; died 9 March 1328; also recorded as David Martin |
| 1328 | 1347 | Henry de Gower | Elected 21 April 1328; received possession of the temporalities 26 May 1328; consecrated 12 June 1328; died before 4 May 1347 |
| 1347 | 1349 | John of Thoresby John of Thoresby John of Thoresby was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served Bishop of St Davids, Bishop of Worcester and Archbishop of York.-Life:... |
Appointed 23 May 1347; received possession of the temporalities 14 July 1347; consecrated 23 September 1347; translated to Worcester Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury... 4 September 1349 |
| 1350 | 1352 | Reginald Brian Reginald Brian Reginald Brian was a medieval Bishop of St David's and Bishop of Worcester.He was consecrated Bishop of St David's on 26 September 1350 and translated to the see of Worcester on 22 October 1352.He died on 10 December 1361.-References:... |
Appointed 11 September 1349; received possession of the temporalities 15 January 1350; consecrated 26 September 1350; translated to Worcester Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury... 22 October 1352 |
| 1353 | 1361 | Thomas Fastolf Thomas Fastolf Thomas Fastolf, sometimes spelt Fastolfe was an English canon lawyer and Bishop of St David's from 1352 until his death.... |
Appointed 22 October 1352; received possession of the temporalities 4 June 1353; died in June 1361 |
| 1361 | 1389 | Adam Houghton Adam Houghton Adam Houghton , also known as Adam de Houghton, was Bishop of St David's from 1361 until his death and Lord Chancellor of England from 1377 to 1378.... |
Appointed 20 September 1361; received possession of the temporalities 8 December 1361; consecrated 2 January 1362; also was Lord Chancellor 1377–1378; died 13 February 1389 |
| 1389 | (Richard Mitford Richard Mitford Richard Mitford was an English bishop of Chichester from 17 November 1389, and consecrated on 10 April 1390 and then bishop of Salisbury. He was translated to the see of Salisbury on 25 October 1395.... ) |
Elected but set aside by the pope Pope Urban VI Pope Urban VI , born Bartolomeo Prignano, was Pope from 1378 to 1389.-Biography:Born in Itri, he was a devout monk and learned casuist, trained at Avignon. On March 21, 1364, he was consecrated Archbishop of Acerenza in the Kingdom of Naples... |
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| 1389 | 1397 | John Gilbert | Translated from Hereford Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is... ; received possession of the temporalities 12 July 1389; died 28 July 1397 |
| 1397 | 1408 | Guy Mone Guy Mone Guy Mone was an English royal administrator and bishop.He was bishop of St David's from 1397 to his death. He held the offices of Lord High Treasurer and Keeper of the Privy Seal towards the end of the reign of Richard II of England, and was one of Richard's supporters.-External links:*... |
Appointed 30 August and consecrated 11 November 1397; also was Lord High Treasurer in 1398; died 31 August 1407 |
| 1408 | 1414 | Henry Chichele Henry Chichele Henry Chichele , English archbishop, founder of All Souls College, Oxford, was born at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, in 1363 or 1364... |
Consecrated 17 June 1408; translated to Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group... 27 April 1414 |
| 1414 | 1415 | John Catterick John Catterick John Catterick was a medieval Bishop of St David's, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, and Bishop of Exeter.... |
Appointed 27 April and received possession of the temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... 2 June 1414; translated to Coventry and Lichfield Bishop of Lichfield The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 4,516 km² of the counties of Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed... 1 February 1415 |
| 1415 | 1417 | Stephen Patrington Stephen Patrington Stephen Patrington was a medieval Bishop of St. David's and Bishop of Chichester.He was a Carmelite friar in Oxford in the 1370s, and was drawn into the controversy against John Wyclif by Peter Stokes of the same order... |
Appointed 1 February and consecrated 9 June 1415; received possession of the temporalities 16 June 1514; translated to Chichester Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity... 15 December 1417 |
| 1417 | 1433 | Benedict Nichols Benedict Nichols Benedict Nichols, also spelt Nicholls was a priest and bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, successively a parish priest in England, a canon of Salisbury Cathedral, and Bishop of Bangor and Bishop of St David's in Wales.... |
Translated from Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire... 15 December 1417 and received possession of the temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... 1 June 1418; died in office 25 June 1433 |
| 1433 | 1442 | Thomas Rodburn | Previously Archdeacon of Sudbury; appointed 8 October and received possession of the temporalities 16 December 1433; consecrated 31 January 1434; died before 27 June 1442; also known as Thomas Rudborne |
| 1442 | 1446 | William Lyndwood William Lyndwood William Lyndwood was an English bishop of St. David's, diplomat and canonist, most notable for the publication of the Provinciale.-Early life:... |
Appointed 27 June and received possession of the temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... 14 August 1442; consecrated 26 August 1442; also was Lord Privy Seal Lord Privy Seal The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state... 1432–1443; died in office 21 October 1446 |
| 1447 | John Langton | Appointed 23 January and received possession of the temporalities 2 March 1447; consecrated 7 May 1447; also was Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1436–1445 and 1447; died in office 22 May 1447 | |
| 1447 | 1460 | John De la Bere | Previously Dean of Wells Wells Cathedral Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, who lives at the adjacent Bishop's Palace.... ; appointed 15 September and received possession of the temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... 14 November 1447; consecrated 19 November 1447; resigned before 23 July 1460 |
| 1460 | c.1481 | Robert Tully | Previously a monk at Gloucester Abbey Gloucester Abbey Gloucester Abbey was a Benedictine abbey for monks in the city of Gloucester, England. The abbey was founded about 1022 and was dedicated to Saint Peter. It is recorded that the abbey lost about a quarter of its complement of monks in 1377 due to the Black Death.In 1540, the abbey was dissolved by... ; appointed 23 July and consecrated after 28 August 1460; died circa 1481 |
| 1482 | 1483 | Richard Martin | Formerly Bishop-designate of Waterford and Lismore Bishop of Waterford and Lismore The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in the Republic of Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church.... ; appointed Bishop of St David's 26 April and consecrated 28 July 1482; also was a Privy Councillor to Edward IV Edward IV of England Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England... ; died in office 11 May 1483 |
| 1483 | 1485 | Thomas Langton Thomas Langton Thomas Langton was chaplain to King Edward IV, a Bishop of St David's, a Bishop of Salisbury, a Bishop of Winchester and Archbishop of Canterbury elect.... |
Formerly Prebendary Prebendary A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral... of Wells Wells Cathedral Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, who lives at the adjacent Bishop's Palace.... ; appointed 4 July and consecrated sometime in August or September 1483; received possession of the temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... 25 March 1484; translated to Salisbury Bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset... 8 February 1485 |
| 1485 | 1496 | Hugh Pavy | Previously Archdeacon of Wiltshire Wiltshire Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers... ; appointed 6 May and received possession of the temporalities 25 March 1484; consecrated 9 October 1485; died sometime between 3 May and 3 August 1496 |
| 1496 | 1504 | John Morgan | Previously Dean of Windsor Dean of Windsor The Dean of Windsor is the spiritual head of the Canons of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The Dean chairs meetings of the Chapter of Canons as primus inter pares.-List of Deans of Windsor:* William Mugge, 1348* Walter Almaly, 1380... ; appointed 3 August and received possession of the temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... 23 November 1496; died in office sometime between 24 April and 19 May 1504; also known as John Young; |
| 1505 | 1508 | Robert Sherborne Robert Sherborne Robert Sherborne was bishop of Chichester, from 1508 to 1536.Sherborne was Dean of St. Paul's, from 1499 to 1505. From 1505 to 1508 he was bishop of St Davids.... |
Previously Dean of St Paul's Dean of St Paul's The Dean of St Paul's is the head of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London, England in the Church of England. The most recent Dean, Graeme Knowles, formerly Bishop of Sodor and Man, was installed on 1 October 2007 and resigned on 31 October 2011... , London; appointed 5 January and received possession of the temporalities 12 April 1505; consecrated 11 May 1505; translated to Chichester Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity... 18 September 1508 |
| 1509 | 1522 | Edward Vaughan Edward Vaughan (bishop) Edward Vaughan was a Welsh bishop of St David's, remembered for construction work in his diocese.-Life:He is assumed of Welsh origin, according to some a native of South Wales. He was born about the middle of the fifteenth century, and was educated at Cambridge, where he graduated LL.D. On 21... |
Formerly Prebendary Prebendary A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral... of St Paul's Old St Paul's Cathedral Old St Paul's Cathedral is a name used to refer to the medieval cathedral of the City of London which until 1666 stood on the site of the present St Paul's Cathedral. Built between 1087 and 1314 and dedicated to St Paul, the cathedral was the fourth church on the site at Ludgate Hill... , London; appointed 13 June and consecrated 22 July 1509; died in office before 27 January 1522 |
| 1523 | 1536 | Richard Rawlins Richard Rawlins Richard Rawlins was Bishop of St David's between the years 1523 and 1536. He had previously been Warden of Merton College, Oxford, where he was known for selling land designated for the completion of a cruciform chapel for the establishment of Corpus Christi College... |
Previously Warden of Merton College, Oxford Wardens of Merton College, Oxford This is a list of Wardens of Merton College, Oxford.*Peter of Abingdon, 1264–86*Richard Werplysdon, 1286–95*John de la More, 1295–99*John de Wantynge, 1299–1328*Robert Trenge, 1328–51*William Durant, 1351–75*John Bloxham, 1375–87*John Wendover, 1387–98... and Prebendary Prebendary A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral... of St Paul's Old St Paul's Cathedral Old St Paul's Cathedral is a name used to refer to the medieval cathedral of the City of London which until 1666 stood on the site of the present St Paul's Cathedral. Built between 1087 and 1314 and dedicated to St Paul, the cathedral was the fourth church on the site at Ludgate Hill... , London; appointed 11 March and consecrated 26 April 1523; died in office 18 February 1536 |
Bishops during the Reformation
| List of Bishops of St David's during the Reformation | |||
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| 1536 | 1548 | William Barlow William Barlow (bishop of Chichester) William Barlow was an English Augustinian prior turned bishop of four dioceses, a complex figure of the Protestant Reformation. Aspects of his life await scholarly clarification... |
Formerly Bishop-elect of St Asaph Bishop of St Asaph The Bishop of St Asaph heads the Church in Wales diocese of St Asaph.The diocese covers the counties of Conwy and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of St Asaph in the town of... ; elected Bishop of St David's 10 April and consecrated in June 1536; translated to Bath & Wells Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in... in 1548 |
| 1549 | 1554 | Robert Ferrar Robert Ferrar Robert Ferrar was a Bishop of St David's in Wales.He was prior of Nostell Priory, embraced the English Reformation, and was made Bishop of St. David's by Edward VI... |
Consecrated 9 September 1548; deprived by Queen Mary in March 1554; burned at the stake 30 March 1555 |
| 1554 | 1559 | Henry Morgan Henry Morgan (bishop) Henry Morgan was a Welsh lawyer and churchman, bishop of St Davids in the reign of Mary of England.-Life:He was born in Dewisland, Pembrokeshire, and became a student in the University of Oxford in 1515. He proceeded B.C.L. 10 July 1522, and D.C.L. 17 July 1525, and soon after became principal of... |
Principal of St Edward's Hall, Oxford; consecrated 1 April 1554; deprived by Queen Elizabeth in the summer of 1559; died 23 December 1559 |
Established church bishops
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| 1560 | 1561 | Thomas Young | Previousley Chancellor of St David's St David's Cathedral St David's Cathedral is situated in St David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, on the most westerly point of Wales.-Early history:The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589... ; consecrated 21 January 1560; translated to York Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man... 25 February 1561 |
| 1561 | 1581 | Richard Davies | Translated from St Asaph 21 May 1561; died in office in October or November 1581 |
| 1582 | 1592 | Marmaduke Middleton Marmaduke Middleton -Life:He was educated at the University of Oxford, but left before graduating. He was vicar of Parish of Coolock and Dunboyne, in Ireland, and then rector of Killure. In 1579 he became bishop of Waterford and Lismore, in the Church of Ireland... |
Translated from Waterford and Lismore Bishop of Waterford and Lismore The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in the Republic of Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church.... 30 November 1582; deprived circa 1590-1592; died in exile 1593 |
| 1590/92 | 1594 | See vacant | |
| 1594 | 1615 | Anthony Rudd Anthony Rudd -Life:He graduated B.A. from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1567, and M.A. in 1570.He became Dean of Gloucester in 1584, and Bishop of St. David's in 1594... |
Previously Dean of Gloucester Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present... ; consecrated bishop 9 June 1594; died in office 7 March 1615 |
| 1615 | 1621 | Richard Milbourne Richard Milbourne -Life:He was born in London, and educated at Winchester School and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1579, and graduated B.A. in 1582. He was Fellow of Queens' from 1582 to 1593. He became rector of Sevenoaks, Kent in 1607 , of Cheam, Surrey, and vicar of Goudhurst, Kent... |
Previously Dean of Rochester Rochester Cathedral Rochester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Norman church in Rochester, Kent. The bishopric is second oldest in England after Canterbury... ; consecrated bishop 9 July 1615; translated to Carlisle Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York.The diocese covers the County of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District... in 1621 |
| 1621 | 1627 | William Laud William Laud William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. One of the High Church Caroline divines, he opposed radical forms of Puritanism... |
Previously Dean of Gloucester; consecrated bishop 18 November 1621; translated to Bath & Wells Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in... 18 September 1626 |
| 1627 | 1635 | Theophilus Feild | Translated from Llandaff Bishop of Llandaff The Bishop of Llandaff is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.-Area of authority:The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul , in the village of Llandaff, just north-west of the City of... 12 July 1627; translated to Hereford Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is... 23 December 1635 |
| 1635 | 1649 | Roger Maynwaring Roger Maynwaring Roger Maynwaring was an English bishop, known for his support for absolutism.-Life:He was born in Shropshire, and educated at Worcester grammar, and All Souls College, Oxford. He became rector of St Giles in the Fields in 1616.He was made a royal chaplain in 1626... |
Previously Dean of Worcester Worcester Cathedral Worcester Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Worcester, England; situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. It is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Worcester. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin of Worcester... ; consecrated bishop 28 February 1636; deprived of the see by the Commonwealth Commonwealth of England The Commonwealth of England was the republic which ruled first England, and then Ireland and Scotland from 1649 to 1660. Between 1653–1659 it was known as the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland... in 1649; died 1 July 1653 |
| 1649 | 1660 | The see was abolished during the Commonwealth Commonwealth of England The Commonwealth of England was the republic which ruled first England, and then Ireland and Scotland from 1649 to 1660. Between 1653–1659 it was known as the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland... and the Protectorate The Protectorate In British history, the Protectorate was the period 1653–1659 during which the Commonwealth of England was governed by a Lord Protector.-Background:... |
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| 1660 | 1677 | William Lucy William Lucy William Lucy was an English clergyman. He was bishop of St David's after the English Restoration of 1660.-Opponent of Hobbes:He published in 1657 an attack on the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, and in particular on Leviathan , using the pseudonym William Pyke, Christophilus, and circulated by... |
Previously Rector Rector The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator... of Highclere Highclere Highclere is a village and civil parish situated in the North Wessex Downs in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It lies in the northern part of the county, near the Berkshire border. It is most famous for being the location of Highclere Castle.... ; consecrated bishop 2 December 1660; died in office 4 October 1677 |
| 1677 | 1683 | William Thomas William Thomas (bishop) Rt. Rev. William Thomas D.D. was a Welsh Anglican bishop, serving as Bishop of St David's and Bishop of Worcester.-Life:... |
Previously Dean of Worcester Worcester Cathedral Worcester Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Worcester, England; situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. It is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Worcester. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin of Worcester... ; consecrated bishop of St David's in early 1678; translated to Worcester Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury... 27 August 1683 |
| 1683 | 1686 | Laurence Womock Laurence Womock Laurence Womock was an English bishop. He is best known for his controversial writings, some of which were signed Tilenus, after Daniel Tilenus, expressing his hostility to Calvinism in general, and the Synod of Dort in particular.-Life:He was born at Lopham, Norfolk, where his father was rector.... |
Previously Archdeacon of Suffolk; consecrated bishop 11 November 1683; died in office 12 March 1686 |
| 1686 | 1687 | John Lloyd | Previously Principal of Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street... ; consecrated bishop 17 October 1686; died in office 1687 |
| 1687 | 1699 | Thomas Watson Thomas Watson (Bishop of St David's) Thomas Watson was an English clergyman, Church of England Bishop of St. David's . A supporter of King James II, he opposed the Revolution of 1688 but was ultimately deprived of his ecclesiastical offices for the offence of simony and jailed for his failure to pay his legal costs... |
Fellow Fellow A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded... of St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, Cambridge St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints.... ; consecrated bishop 26 June 1687; suspended 21 August 1694 and deprived 3 August 1699 for crimes including simony Simony Simony is the act of paying for sacraments and consequently for holy offices or for positions in the hierarchy of a church, named after Simon Magus , who appears in the Acts of the Apostles 8:9-24... ; died 3 June 1717 |
| 1699 | 1705 | See vacant | |
| 1705 | 1710 | George Bull George Bull George Bull was an English theologian and Bishop of St David's.-Life:He was born, 25 March 1634, in the parish of St. Cuthbert, Wells, and educated in the grammar school at Wells, and then at Blundell's School in Tiverton under Samuel Butler. Before he was fourteen years old he went into... |
Previously Archdeacon of Llandaff; consecrated bishop 29 April 1705; died in office 17 February 1710 |
| 1710 | 1713 | Philip Bisse Philip Bisse Philip Bisse was an English bishop.-Life:He was born in Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire, the son of John Bisse, a clerk and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, ordained in 1686 and graduating M.A. in 1693. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in March, 1706. He was... |
Consecrated bishop 19 November 1710; translated to Hereford Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is... 16 February 1713 |
| 1713 | 1723 | Adam Ottley Adam Ottley -Life:He was the son of Sir Richard Ottley of Pitchford, Shropshire. He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1672, graduating B.A. in 1676 and M.A. in 1679. He then became a Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge , and graduated D.D. in 1690.... |
Previously Archdeacon of Salop and Prebendary of Hereford; consecrated bishop 15 March 1713; died in office 3 October 1723 |
| 1724 | 1731 | Richard Smalbroke Smalbroke family The Smalbroke family was a powerful family between the early 15th and early 19th centuries, owning large areas of land in Birmingham, England.-15th-16th centuries:... |
Previously Treasurer of Llandaff Llandaff Cathedral Llandaff Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is situated in the district of Llandaff in the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The current building was constructed in the 12th century over the site of an earlier church... ; consecrated bishop 3 February 1724; translated to Lichfield & Coventry Bishop of Lichfield The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 4,516 km² of the counties of Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed... 20 February 1731 |
| 1731 | Elias Sydall Elias Sydall Elias Sydall was an English bishop of St David's and bishop of Gloucester.-Life:He was the son of a glover of Norwich. He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1688, graduating B.A. in 1692 and M.A. in 1695. He became D.D. in 1705. He was a Fellow of Corpus from 1696 to 1703.He... |
Previously Dean of Canterbury Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.... ; consecrated bishop 11 April 1731; translated to Gloucester Bishop of Gloucester The Bishop of Gloucester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire and has its see in the City of Gloucester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church... 2 November 1731 |
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| 1732 | 1743 | Nicholas Clagett Nicholas Clagett Nicholas Clagett was an English bishop.-Life:Claggett was from a clerical family of Bury St Edmunds. He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge aged 16 in April 1702, graduating B.A. in 1705-6, M.A. in 1709 and D.D. in 1724.... |
Previously Dean of Rochester Rochester Cathedral Rochester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Norman church in Rochester, Kent. The bishopric is second oldest in England after Canterbury... ; consecrated bishop 23 January 1732; translated to Exeter Bishop of Exeter The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The incumbent usually signs his name as Exon or incorporates this in his signature.... 2 August 1742 |
| 1743 | Edward Willes Edward Willes Bishop Edward Willes was Anglican clergyman who was Bishop of St David's and later Bishop of Bath and Wells and one of the most prominent English cryptanalysts of his time.... |
Previously Dean of Lincoln Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt... ; consecrated bishop 2 January 1743; translated to Bath & Wells Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in... 12 December 1743 |
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| 1744 | 1752 | The Hon The Honourable The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:... Richard Trevor Richard Trevor (bishop) Richard Trevor was an English prelate, Bishop of St David's from 1744 to 1752 and Bishop of Durham from 1752 until his death.-Life:... |
Previously a Canon of Windsor St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle St George's Chapel is the place of worship at Windsor Castle in England, United Kingdom. It is both a royal peculiar and the chapel of the Order of the Garter... ; consecrated bishop 1 April 1744; translated to Durham 7 December 1752 |
| 1752 | 1761 | Anthony Ellys Anthony Ellys Anthony Ellys was an English churchman who became bishop of St David's in 1752.-Life:Born at Yarmouth in Norfolk, he was baptised on 8 June 1690. His father and grandfather were merchants there, and mayors of the borough. He was educated at Clare Hall, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1712,... |
Formerly Prebendary Prebendary A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral... of Gloucester Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present... ; consecrated bishop 31 March 1753; died in office 16 January 1761 |
| 1761 | 1766 | Samuel Squire Samuel Squire Samuel Squire was a Bishop of the Church of England and a historian.-Early life:Squire was born the son of a druggist in Warminster, Wiltshire, and was first educated at Lord Weymouth's School. He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge, in 1730 and graduated BA in 1734, winning the Craven... |
Previously Dean of Bristol Bristol Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity is the Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England, and is commonly known as Bristol Cathedral... ; consecrated bishop 24 March 1761; died in office 7 May 1766 |
| 1766 | Robert Lowth Robert Lowth Robert Lowth FRS was a Bishop of the Church of England, Oxford Professor of Poetry and the author of one of the most influential textbooks of English grammar.-Life:... |
Formerly Prebendary Prebendary A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral... of Durham Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093... ; consecrated bishop 15 June 1766; translated to Oxford Bishop of Oxford The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford... 16 October 1766 |
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| 1766 | 1774 | Charles Moss | Previously Archdeacon of Colchester; consecrated bishop 30 November 1766; translated to Bath & Wells Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in... 2 June 1774 |
| 1774 | 1779 | The Hon James Yorke | Previously Dean of Lincoln Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt... ; consecrated bishop 26 June 1774; translated to Gloucester Bishop of Gloucester The Bishop of Gloucester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire and has its see in the City of Gloucester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church... 2 August 1779 |
| 1779 | 1783 | John Warren John Warren (bishop) John Warren was Bishop of St David's 1779-1783, and Bishop of Bangor from 1783 until his death.Before his promotion to bishop, Warren was Archdeacon of Worcester. During the bishop's time at Bangor, he was involved in two major controversies... |
Previously Archdeacon of Worcester; consecrated bishop 19 September 1779; translated to Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire... 9 June 1783 |
| 1783 | 1788 | Edward Smallwell Edward Smallwell Edward Smallwell was an English bishop of St David's and bishop of Oxford.-Life:He was chaplain to George III in 1766, made canon of Christ Church, Oxford in 1775, and obtained the degree of D.D. He was appointed in 1783 as bishop of St David's, and was then translated to Oxford in 1788. He was... |
Consecrated bishop 6 July 1783; translated to Oxford Bishop of Oxford The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford... 15 April 1788 |
| 1788 | 1793 | Samuel Horsley Samuel Horsley Samuel Horsley was a British churchman, bishop of Rochester from 1792.Entering Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1751, he became LL.B. in 1758 without graduating in arts. In the following year he succeeded his father in the living of Newington Butts in Surrey... |
Formerly Prebendary Prebendary A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral... of Gloucester Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present... ; consecrated bishop 11 May 1788; translated to Rochester Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin... 7 December 1793 |
| 1794 | 1800 | The Hon William Stuart | Previously Canon of Christ Church, Oxford; consecrated bishop 12 January 1794; translated to Armagh Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.... in 1800 |
| 1801 | 1803 | Lord George Murray Lord George Murray (bishop) Lord George Murray was an Anglican cleric best remembered for his work developing Britain's first optical telegraph, which began relaying messages from London to Deal in 1796, a few years after Claude Chappe's system began operation in France... |
Nominated bishop 20 December 1800 and consecrated 11 February 1801; died in office 3 June 1803 |
| 1803 | 1825 | Thomas Burgess | Formerly Prebendary Prebendary A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral... of Durham Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093... ; nominated bishop 25 June consecrated 17 July 1803; translated to Salisbury Bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset... 17 June 1825 |
| 1825 | 1840 | John Jenkinson | Nominated bishop 18 June and consecrated 24 July 1825; died in office 6 or 7 July 1840 |
| 1840 | 1874 | Connop Thirlwall Connop Thirlwall Connop Thirlwall was an English bishop and historian.-Early life:Thirlwall was born at Stepney, London, of a Northumbrian family. He was a prodigy, learning Latin at three, Greek at four, and writing sermons at seven.He went to Charterhouse School, where George Grote and Julius Hare were among... |
Fellow Fellow A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded... of Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows... ; nominated bishop 23 July and consecrated 9 August 1840; resigned 16 June 1874; died 27 July 1875 |
| 1874 | 1897 | Basil Jones | Conserated bishop 24 August 1874; died in office 14 January 1897 |
Disestablished church bishops
| List of Disestablished church Bishops of St David's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1897 | 1926 | John Owen John Owen (bishop) John Owen was the Professor of Welsh at the St David's College, as well as the Dean of St Asaph. He became the Bishop of St David's in 1897.... |
Consecrated 1 May 1897; died in office 4 November 1926 |
| 1926 | 1950 | David Prosser | Consecrated 2 February 1927; also was Archbishop of Wales Archbishop of Wales The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished... 1944–1949; died in office 28 February 1950 |
| 1950 | 1956 | William Havard | Translated from St Asaph Bishop of St Asaph The Bishop of St Asaph heads the Church in Wales diocese of St Asaph.The diocese covers the counties of Conwy and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of St Asaph in the town of... ; elected 30 March 1950; died in office 17 August 1956 |
| 1956 | 1971 | John Richards John Richards (bishop of St David's) The Rt Rev John Richards Richards, DD was an Anglican bishop and author during the third quarter of the 20th century. Born on 3 March 1901 and educated at Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth and the University College of Wales, he was ordained after a period of study at St. Michael's College, Llandaff in... |
Consecrated 30 November 1956; resigned 31 March 1971 |
| 1971 | 1982 | Eric Roberts Eric Roberts (bishop) The Rt Rev Eric Matthias Roberts was a Bishop of St David's during the last quarter of the 20th century. Born on 18 February 1914 and educated at Friars School, Bangor and St Edmund Hall, Oxford he was ordained in 1939. After a curacy at Penmaenmawr, he was Sub-Warden of St. Michael's College,... |
Elected 21 April and consecrated 1 June 1971; resigned 30 September 1981 |
| 1982 | 1991 | George Noakes George Noakes George Noakes was the Bishop of St Davids and the Archbishop of Wales.Born in Ceredigion on 13 September 1924 and educated at the University of Aberystwyth, after wartime service in the RAFVR he was ordained in 1950... |
Elected 11 November 1981 and consecrated 2 February 1982; also was Archbishop of Wales Archbishop of Wales The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished... 1987–1991; relinquished both posts in 1991; died 14 July 2008 |
| 1991 | 1995 | Ivor Rees Ivor Rees (bishop) John Ivor Rees is a retired Welsh Anglican bishop. He was formerly the Bishop of St David's.Born on 19 February 1926 and educated at Llanelli Grammar School and the University of Aberystwyth, after World War II service in the Royal Navy he was ordained in 1953... |
Elected and consecrated in 1991; retired in 1995. |
| 1996 | 2001 | Huw Jones Huw Jones Huw Jones is a retired Welsh Anglican bishop who served as the Bishop of St. David's from 1996 to 2001.-Ministry:His first pastoral appointment was as a curate at Aberdare from 1959 to 1961, followed by the Vicar of Neath from 1961 to 1965, then the Vicar of Crynant from 1965 to 1969. His next... |
Formerly Assistant Bishop Assistant Bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops... of St Asaph Diocese of St Asaph The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop.-Geography:The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Chester in the east, to the Conwy valley in the west, to Bala in the south-west, and... ; enthroned in St Davids Cathedral in 1996; retired as bishop at the end of 2001 |
| 2002 | 2008 | Carl Cooper | Previously Archdeacon of Merioneth; elected and consecrated in 2002; resigned 29 April 2008 |
| 2008 | present | Wyn Evans Wyn Evans Wyn Evans is the current Church in Wales Bishop of St David's.He was elected by the Electoral College of the Church in Wales on 1 September 2008. He was consecrated a bishop in a service at Llandaff Cathedral on 29 November 2008, and enthroned in St Davids Cathedral on 6 December 2008.Born in... |
Previously Dean of St David's St David's Cathedral St David's Cathedral is situated in St David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, on the most westerly point of Wales.-Early history:The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589... 1994-2008; elected bishop 1 September and consecrated 29 November 2008; enthroned in St Davids Cathedral 6 December 2008 |