Bishop of Swansea and Brecon

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Arms of the Diocese of Swansea & Brecon

The

Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Swansea and Brecon
.

The diocese covers the

Reformation, becoming elevated to cathedral status in 1923. The diocese is administered from Brecon, with an additional office in Swansea.[1]

The Bishop's residence is Ely Tower, Brecon. The office was created in 1923 at the founding of the diocese,[2] 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.[3]

It was announced on 4 November 2021 that

Archdeacon of Wrexham had been appointed as the 10th Bishop of Swansea and Brecon.[4] His election was confirmed at a Sacred Synod in Wrexham on 22 November 2021.[citation needed
]

List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon

Bishops of Swansea and Brecon
From Until Incumbent Notes
1923 1934 Edward Bevan Previously suffragan/assistant Bishop of Swansea (Diocese of St Davids)
1934 1939 John Morgan
1939 1953 Edward Williamson
1953 1958 Glyn Simon
1958 1976 Jack Thomas[5]
1976 1988 Benjamin Vaughan
1988 1998 Dewi Bridges
1999 2008 Anthony Pierce
2008 2021
John Davies[6]
 Archbishop of Wales from September 2017 until his retirement
2021 present John Lomas[4] since 22 November 2021
Source(s):[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon". Church in Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5
    .
  3. ^ Welsh icons (Archived 24 February 2012; accessed 7 October 2017)
  4. ^ a b "Former Navy aircraft engineer appointed Bishop". Church in Wales. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ The Living Church. Morehouse-Gorham Company. 1958. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Archbishop of Wales John Davies to retire as Primate and Bishop of Swansea and Brecon". Anglican Communion News Service. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Historical successions: Swansea and Brecon". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

Sources

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