Humphrey Lloyd (bishop)
Humphrey Lloyd (July or August 1610 – 18 January 1689) was Bishop of Bangor from 1674 until 1689.
Life
Lloyd was the third son of the vicar of
Dean of St Asaph in 1663, resigning as vicar of Northop in 1664.[1]
In 1673, Lloyd was appointed Bishop of Bangor; in addition, he was permitted to be archdeacon of Bangor and of Anglesey, prebend of Ampleforth and vicar of Gresford (where he had recently succeeded his brother after leaving Ruabon). He was enthroned on 5 January 1674, by proxy. As bishop, he was hostile to dissent and to presbyterian missionaries. He died on 18 January 1689, and was buried in Bangor Cathedral.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16839. Retrieved 15 November 2008. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)