List of Archdeacons of Cardigan

This is a list of archdeacons of Cardigan. The Archdeacon of Cardigan is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of Cardigan, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Davids. The archdeaconry comprises the five deaneries of Cemaes/sub-Aeron, Emlyn, Glyn Aeron, Lampeter/Ultra-Aeron and Llanbadarn Fawr.[1]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011)
  • Cydifor[2]
  • ?–1148 David fitzGerald[3][4] (afterwards Bishop of St David's, 1148)
  • 1487-? Thomas ap Hywel
  • ?-1542 John Luntley
  • ?-1547 Hugh Matthew
  • John Butler held it in 1551 and 1562.
  • Edward Talley
  • Edward Vaughan 1560-1563
  • 1563 Peregrine Davids
  • 1569-1584 Lewis Gwynn[5]
  • 1592–1629 Richard Middleton
  • 1629-1654 Thomas Brand[6]
  • 1660–1668 Edward Vaughan[7]
  • 1668–1681 William Owen
  • 1681–? John Williams[7]
  • 1701-1714 John Shore[7]
  • 1714-1721 Owen Evans[7]
  • 1721-1727 John Parry[7]
  • 1727-1739 Edward Welchman
  • 1739-1769 Edward Yardley[8][9]
  • 1770-1798 Thomas Vincent[7]
  • 1798-1814 John Williams[7]
  • 1814-1833 Thomas Beynon (Archdeacon of Cardigan)[10]
  • 1833-?1858 John Williams[11] (died 1858)
  • 1859-?1860 John Hughes[12] (died 1860)
  • 1860-?1893 William North[13]
  • 1893–1903 James Protheroe[14]
  • 1903–1928 David Williams[15]
  • 1928–1936 David Williams
  • 1936–1944 David Thomas
  • 1944–1951 Aldred Williams
  • 1951–1962 Richard Ward
  • 1962–1967 Owen Jenkins (afterwards Archdeacon of Carmarthen, 1967)
  • 1967–1979 Eifion Evans
  • 1979-1982 George Noakes[16] (afterwards Bishop of St David's, 1982)
  • 1982-1986 Sam Jones
  • 1986–1990 Bertie Lewis (afterwards Dean of St David's, 1990)
  • 1990-2006 Hywel Jones
  • 2006-2008 Andy John (afterwards Bishop of Bangor, 2008)
  • 2008–2019 William Strange[17]
  • 20 June 2019 – present Eileen Davies

Rachel Hannah Eileen Davies (called Eileen; born 1964)[18] was collated Archdeacon of Cardigan on 20 June 2019.[19] She trained for the ministry at St Michael's College, Llandaff before serving her title (curacy) at the Lampeter and Llanddewibrefi (later called Bro Teifi Sarn Helen) group of parishes;[18] she was made deacon at Petertide 2004 (26 June)[20] and ordained priest the following Petertide (25 June 2005) — both times by Carl Cooper, Bishop of St Davids, at St Davids Cathedral.[21] Davies moved in 2008 to become Priest-in-Charge of Llanerch Aeron et cereta; remaining at Llanerchaeron, she additionally became first an honorary canon (in 2012) and then a canon (in 2014) of the cathedral.[18]

Sources

  • Jones, B., ed. (1965), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541, vol. 11, pp. 62–63
  • Hardy, Thomas Duffus, ed. (1854), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1854, 1, pp. 313, 314, 315

References

  1. ^ "Cardigan Archdeaconry (DG) - In the diocese of: St Davids - Deaneries in this archdeaconry". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "SULIEN, ' Sulgenus ', surnamed ' the Wise '; 1011 - 1091, teacher and Bishop of St David's". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  3. ^ "FITZGERALD, DAVID (Died 1176), bishop of S. Davids, 1148-76". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  4. ^ Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), p. 204
  5. ^ "Lewis Gwyn (GWN555L)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  6. ^ "Thomas Brand (BRNT613T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Diocesan Office: Archdeacon of Cardigan (CCEd Location ID 235080)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ "YARDLEY, EDWARD (1698 - 1769), archdeacon". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  9. ^ "Edward Yardley (YRDY714E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  10. ^ "BEYNON, THOMAS (1744 - 1835), archdeacon of Cardigan and patron of eisteddfodau and Welsh literature". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  11. ^ "WILLIAMS, JOHN (1792 - 1858), cleric, scholar, and schoolmaster". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  12. ^ "HUGHES, JOHN (1787 - 1860), archdeacon, Evangelical cleric, and writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  13. ^ Walks and Wanderings in County Cardigan
  14. ^ "Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council".
  15. ^ "Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council".
  16. ^ "The Right Rev George Noakes: Former Bishop of St Davids and Archbishop". Independent.co.uk. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Welcome | St Davids Cathedral". www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  18. ^ a b c "Rachel Hannah Eileen Davies". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  19. ^ St Davids Cathedral [@StDavidsCath] (20 June 2019). "Eucharist for #CorpusChristi at midday today..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023 – via Twitter. tonight sees the collation and installation of Canon Eileen Davies as Archdeacon of Cardigan
  20. ^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 7373. 2 July 2004. p. 26. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.
  21. ^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 7426. 8 July 2005. p. 30. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.

External links

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Archdeacons of Cardigan
  • Cydifor
  • David FitzGerald
  • Thomas ap Hywel
  • John Luntley
  • Hugh Matthew
  • Edward Talley
  • John Butler
  • Peregrine Davids
  • Lewis Gwynn
  • Richard Middleton
  • Thomas Brand
  • Edward Vaughan
  • William Owen
  • John Williams
  • John Shore
  • Owen Evans
  • John Parry
  • Edward Welchman
  • Edward Yardley
  • Thomas Vincent
  • John Williams
  • Thomas Beynon
  • John Williams
  • John Hughes
  • William North
  • James Protheroe
  • David Williams
  • David Williams
  • David Thomas
  • Aldred Williams
  • Richard Ward
  • Owen Jenkins
  • Eifion Evans
  • George Noakes
  • Bertie Lewis
  • Hywel Jones
  • Andy John
  • William Strange