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Bishop of Swansea and Brecon

Diocesan bishop of the Church in Wales

Bishop of Swansea and Brecon
Summary

Diocesan bishop of the Church in Wales

Arms of the Diocese of Swansea & Brecon

The Bishop of Swansea and Brecon is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Swansea and Brecon.

The diocese covers the City and County of Swansea and the ancient counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist in the town of Brecon, which has been a parish church since the Reformation, becoming elevated to cathedral status in 1923. The diocese is administered from Brecon, with an additional office in Swansea.

The Bishop's residence is Ely Tower, Brecon. The office was created in 1923 at the founding of the diocese, an area stretching south to the coast of Gower and north into much of mid-Wales. Immediately prior to the diocese's erection, the first bishop, Edward Bevan, had served as Bishop of Swansea, a suffragan in the Diocese of St Davids.

It was announced on 4 November 2021 that John Lomas, Archdeacon of Wrexham had been appointed as the 10th Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. His election was confirmed at a Sacred Synod in Wrexham on 22 November 2021.

List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon

Bishops of Swansea and BreconFromUntilIncumbentNotes
19231934Edward BevanPreviously suffragan/assistant Bishop of Swansea (Diocese of St Davids)
19341939John Morgansubsequently Bishop of Llandaff (1939-1957) and Archbishop of Wales (1949-1957)
19391953Edward Williamson
19531957Glyn Simonsubsequently Bishop of Llandaff (1957-1971) and Archbishop of Wales (1968-1971)
19581976Jack Thomas
19761988Benjamin Vaughan
19881998Dewi Bridges
19992008Anthony Pierce
20082021John DaviesArchbishop of Wales from September 2017 until his retirement
2021presentJohn Lomassince 22 November 2021
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Notes

Sources

  • Whitaker's Almanack to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London

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References

  1. "The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon".
  2. (23 February 1996). "Handbook of British Chronology". Cambridge University Press.
  3. [http://www.welshicons.org.uk/html/diocese_of_swansea_and_brecon.php Welsh icons] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120224230734/http://www.welshicons.org.uk/html/diocese_of_swansea_and_brecon.php Archived] 24 February 2012; accessed 7 October 2017)
  4. (4 November 2021). "Former Navy aircraft engineer appointed Bishop".
  5. (1958). "The Living Church". Morehouse-Gorham Company.
  6. (18 January 2021). "Archbishop of Wales John Davies to retire as Primate and Bishop of Swansea and Brecon".
  7. "Historical successions: Swansea and Brecon". Crockford's Clerical Directory.
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