Barry Morgan (bishop)
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Ordination | 1972 (deacon) 1973 (priest) |
Consecration | 9 January 1993 |
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Born | Barry Cennydd Morgan 31 January 1947 |
Nationality | Welsh |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
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Barry Cennydd Morgan (born 31 January 1947) is a retired Welsh Anglican bishop from Neath, Wales who, from 2003 to Jan 2017, was Archbishop of Wales. He was both Primate and Metropolitan of the Church in Wales; Morgan was the Bishop of Bangor from 1992 to 1999, and was the Bishop of Llandaff from 1999 until his retirement in January 2017. He was the longest serving archbishop in the entire Anglican Communion.[1]
Early life and education
Morgan was born on 31 January 1947 in
Ordained ministry
Morgan was
In 1992 he was elected Bishop of Bangor; he was consecrated on 9 January 1993 at St Asaph Cathedral and then, in 1999 translated to become Bishop of Llandaff. He was elected in April 2003 to become Archbishop of Wales, remaining also Bishop of Llandaff;[3] he took office upon the confirmation of his election in May 2003, and was ceremonially inaugurated on 12 July 2003 in Llandaff Cathedral.[4]
In August 2016 Morgan announced he would retire as Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Llandaff on 31 January 2017 to coincide with his 70th birthday as required by the Constitution of the Church in Wales.[1]
Other appointments
Morgan has served on the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches and served on the Primates Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion. He was a member of the Lambeth Commission which produced the Windsor Report 2004.
Morgan is currently Pro-Chancellor of the
In 2013, Morgan was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.[5]
In 2017 Morgan was appointed Knight to the
In July 2020, Morgan was appointed as a JAC Commissioner.[7]
Key debates
Trident
In September 2006, Morgan challenged the UK government's plans to renew the
Fundamentalist atheism
In December 2007, Morgan blamed "fundamentalist atheism" for the phenomenon of de-Christianisation in public life claiming that Christmas was being called "Winterval", hospitals were removing Christian symbols from their chapels and schools were refusing to allow children to send Christmas cards.[10][11]
Devolution
Morgan has argued strongly for increased transfers of responsibilities to the Welsh Assembly.[12]
Immigration
He has expressed disquiet with the deportation of illegal immigrants (in one particular instance involving a Ghanaian cancer sufferer).[13] At Christmas 2014 he asked the British government to accept more refugees from Syria.[14]
Organ donation
Whilst strongly in favour of organ donation, he is against the Welsh Government's Bill on presumed consent where those who have not opted out will be deemed to have opted in for organ donation.[15]
Ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate
Morgan has strongly supported the ministry of women priests in a diocese hitherto strongly opposed to the development and has appointed women to be archdeacon of Llandaff, dean of Llandaff and vicar of the central Cardiff parish of St John the Baptist.[citation needed]
The Governing Body of the Church in Wales voted twice during Morgan's time as archbishop on the ordination of women to the episcopate, once in April 2008 (when the Governing Body voted in dissent), and again in 2013 (when it voted in assent). In 2016 a woman, the Revd Canon
Published works
Morgan has written books on various subjects, including the poetry of R. S. Thomas.
- Strangely Orthodox: R. S. Thomas and His Poetry of Faith. Gomer Press. 2006. ISBN 978-1-84323-682-5.
Personal life
Morgan was married to Hilary P Morgan of the Crown Prosecution Service, who died on 14 January 2016.[17]
On the 15 March 2017 he was appointed a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.[18]
References
- ^ a b "Archbishop of Wales to retire in January". Church in Wales. 23 September 2016 [23 August 2016]. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Barry Cennydd Morgan". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Conger, George (9 January 2016). "Primates of the Anglican Communion — Archbishop of Wales". Anglican Ink. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. (Accessed 31 January 2016)
- ^ "Archbishop of Wales is inaugurated". The Daily Telegraph. London. 12 July 2003. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Barry Morgan". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Order of St John". www.thegazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "The Rt. Rev. Dr. Barry Morgan- Judicial Appointments Commission". judicialappointments.gov.uk.
- ^ "Archbishop hits out over Trident". BBC News. 20 September 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2006.
- ^ "Governing Body of the Church in Wales supports motion condemning renewal of Trident Nuclear Weapons' system" (Press release). Church in Wales. 21 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-22.
- ^ "'Atheistic fundamentalism' fears". BBC News. 22 December 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- Chronicle Live. 22 December 2007. Archived from the originalon 25 December 2007.
- ^ "Archbishop's devolution vision". North Wales Live. 10 April 2008. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Anger after removed Ghanaian dies". BBC News. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Archbishop of Wales calls for Syria refugees to be let in". BBC News. 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Drop organ law says Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan". BBC News. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Canon Joanna Penberthy elected Wales' first woman bishop". BBC News. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Williamson, David (15 January 2016). "Condolences are offered to the Archbishop of Wales on the passing of his wife". walesonline. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "No. 61874". The London Gazette. 16 March 2017. p. 5738.
External links
- "Biography at the Church in Wales". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-18.