Alwyn Rice Jones
Caernarvonshire, Wales | |
|---|---|
| Died | 12 August 2007 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse |
Meriel Thomas (m. 1968) |
| Children | One |
St Michael's College, Llandaff | |
Alwyn Rice Jones (25 March 1934 – 12 August 2007) was Bishop of St Asaph from 1981 to 1999 and also Archbishop of Wales, the Welsh province of the Anglican Communion, from 1991 to 1999. During Rice Jones' tenure, the Church of Wales reformed its rules in order to ordain women priests, and to allow divorcees to remarry in church.
Early and private life
Rice Jones was born in
He married Meriel Thomas in 1968. They had a daughter together. He suffered from ill health in later life, and was cared for by his wife. He died in St Asaph in Denbighshire, and was survived by his wife and daughter.
Ordained ministry
Rice Jones trained for the ministry at
Episcopal ministry
He was installed as Bishop of St Asaph in 1982, and as Archbishop of Wales on 30 November 1991.[3] His consecration as a bishop was at Petertide 1982 (29 June); like his previous ordinations, it was at Bangor Cathedral and led by Gwilym Williams, by then Archbishop of Wales as well as Bishop of Bangor.[4]
Rice Jones adhered to a
He attended the World Council of Churches Assembly in Canberra in 1991, and the Anglican Consultative Council in Cape Town in 1993. At the Lambeth Conference in 1998, he persuaded the Welshmen present (including Rowan Williams) to entertain their guests during a Welsh cultural evening by singing or telling jokes.
He was a member of the Welsh
He retired in 1999, shortly after his 65th birthday, and was succeeded as Archbishop of Wales by Rowan Williams, Bishop of Monmouth, who would later become the Archbishop of Canterbury.