Bishop of Swansea
The Bishop of Swansea was an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of St David's,[1] in the Church of England Province of Canterbury until 1920 and then in the Church in Wales.It took its name after the town of Swansea, then in Glamorganshire; since the erection of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in 1923, the title has been united to the diocesan Bishop of Swansea and Brecon.[2]
List of bishops
[edit]| Bishops of Swansea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1890 | 1915 | John Lloyd | Died in office.[3] |
| 1915 | 1923 | Edward Bevan | Church in Wales from 1920; elected first diocesan Bishop of Swansea and Brecon at that diocese's erection.[4] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "The Suffragan Bishop of Swansea" in the Journal, Carmarthen, 4 July 1890, p. 2 (Archive accessed 7 October 2017)
- ^ "in memoriam: The Bishop of Swansea and Brecon". Church Times. No. 3707. 9 February 1934. p. 171. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Death of Bishop Lloyd" in the Carmarthen Journal, 18 June 1916, p. 5 (Archive accessed 7 October 2017)
- ^ Diocesan web-site (Archived 25 July 2011; accessed 14 October 2017)
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