William Roberts (bishop of Bangor)
Appearance
William Roberts (1585–1665) was a Welsh bishop of Bangor. A royalist, he suffered deprivation of his benefices after the First English Civil War.
Life
According to local tradition he was born at
Llanrhaiadr in Cimmerch
(both of which continued to be so held by his successors until 1859), together with the archdeaconries of Bangor and Anglesea (which were held by occupants of the see between 1574 and 1685).
He was deprived of his See by Parliament on 9 October 1646, as episcopacy was abolished for the duration of the
Gogarth
was sold on 18 July 1650. He is mentioned in a list of those whose estates were declared forfeited for treason by an act of 18 October 1652; but all his property was restored to him in 1660. In the following year he recommenced services in the cathedral and settled the orders of preaching.
He died on 12 August 1665 at the rectory, Llandyrnog, near Denbigh, and was buried in the chancel of that church. By his will he made bequests to Bangor Cathedral, Queens' College, Cambridge, Jesus College, Oxford, and the poor of Westminster and St. Giles's, London, which were visited by the bubonic plague.
References
- ^ "Roberts, William (RBRS605W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Plant, David (2002). "Episcopalians". BCW Project. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- JSTOR 564164.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Roberts, William (1585-1665)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.