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The Bishop
Bishop

A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
 of Llandaff
Llandaff

Llandaff is a district in the Cardiff North of Cardiff, capital of Wales, having been incorporated into the city in 1922, and is also the see of a Diocese of Llandaff of the Church in Wales, covering the most populous area of South Wales....
 is the Ordinary
Ordinary

In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to executive the church's laws....
 of the Church in Wales
Church in Wales

The Church in Wales is a member Church of the Anglican Communion, consisting of six dioceses in Wales. Like many Anglican churches, it recognizes the primacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who does not however have any formal authority in Wales ....
 Diocese of Llandaff
Diocese of Llandaff

The Diocese of Llandaff is an Church of England diocese of the Church in Wales....
.

Area of authority
The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The Bishop's seat
Cathedra

A cathedra is the chair or throne of a bishop. It is a symbol of the bishop's teaching authority in the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, and has in some sense remained such in the Anglican Communion and in Lutheran church es....
 is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral is the seat of the Church in Wales Bishop of Llandaff, situated in the suburb of Llandaff in the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales....
 (the site of a church wrongly said to have been founded in 560 by Saint Teilo
Teilo

Saint Teilo was a leader of the Celtic Christianity church in Wales during the 6th century. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown but Penally in Pembrokeshire is considered his birthplace....
), in the village of Llandaff
Llandaff

Llandaff is a district in the Cardiff North of Cardiff, capital of Wales, having been incorporated into the city in 1922, and is also the see of a Diocese of Llandaff of the Church in Wales, covering the most populous area of South Wales....
, just north-west of the City of Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
.






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The Bishop
Bishop

A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
 of Llandaff
Llandaff

Llandaff is a district in the Cardiff North of Cardiff, capital of Wales, having been incorporated into the city in 1922, and is also the see of a Diocese of Llandaff of the Church in Wales, covering the most populous area of South Wales....
 is the Ordinary
Ordinary

In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to executive the church's laws....
 of the Church in Wales
Church in Wales

The Church in Wales is a member Church of the Anglican Communion, consisting of six dioceses in Wales. Like many Anglican churches, it recognizes the primacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who does not however have any formal authority in Wales ....
 Diocese of Llandaff
Diocese of Llandaff

The Diocese of Llandaff is an Church of England diocese of the Church in Wales....
.

Area of authority


The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The Bishop's seat
Cathedra

A cathedra is the chair or throne of a bishop. It is a symbol of the bishop's teaching authority in the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, and has in some sense remained such in the Anglican Communion and in Lutheran church es....
 is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral is the seat of the Church in Wales Bishop of Llandaff, situated in the suburb of Llandaff in the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales....
 (the site of a church wrongly said to have been founded in 560 by Saint Teilo
Teilo

Saint Teilo was a leader of the Celtic Christianity church in Wales during the 6th century. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown but Penally in Pembrokeshire is considered his birthplace....
), in the village of Llandaff
Llandaff

Llandaff is a district in the Cardiff North of Cardiff, capital of Wales, having been incorporated into the city in 1922, and is also the see of a Diocese of Llandaff of the Church in Wales, covering the most populous area of South Wales....
, just north-west of the City of Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
. The Bishop's residence is Llys Esgob, The Cathedral Green, Llandaff in Cardiff.

Brief history

Originally Celtic Christians
Celtic Christianity

Celtic Christianity, or Insular Christianity broadly refers to the Early Middle Ages Christian practice that developed in Britain and Ireland before and during the post-Roman period, when Germanic invasions sharply reduced contact between the broadly Celts populations of Britons and Irish with Christians on the Continent until their s...
, the bishops became Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 from 777 and, since the Reformation
English Reformation

The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
 of the 1530s, have been members of the Anglican Church in Wales
Church in Wales

The Church in Wales is a member Church of the Anglican Communion, consisting of six dioceses in Wales. Like many Anglican churches, it recognizes the primacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who does not however have any formal authority in Wales ....
. There is only evidence for the bishops being called 'Bishop of Llandaff' from the early 11th century. Before this, though still ministering to Glamorgan
Glamorgan

Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen Historic counties of Wales and a former Administrative divisions of Wales of Wales. It was originally an early medieval monarchy of varying names and boundaries until taken over by the Anglo-Norman as a lordship....
 and Gwent
Kingdom of Gwent

  Gwent was, between about the 6th and 11th centuries, one of the kingdoms or principalities of medi?val Wales, traditionally lying between the rivers River Wye and River Usk in what later became known as the Welsh Marches....
, the bishops were called Bishop of Teilo and were almost certainly based at Llandeilo
Llandeilo

Llandeilo is a town in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Tywi by the A483 road on an elegant stone bridge....
 Abbey. The very early bishops were probably based in Ergyng
Ergyng

Ergyng was a Wales kingdom of the sub-Roman Britain and Early Middle Ages period, between the 5th and 7th centuries. It was later referred to by the English people as Archenfield....
. In medieval
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 records, the bishop is sometimes referred to as the Archbishop of Llandaff. This appears to have been a simple reaction to the claim of St David's to the archiepiscopal title. The current (102nd) Bishop of Llandaff is the Most Reverend Dr Barry Cennydd Morgan
Barry Morgan

Barry Morgan has been the leader and Archbishop of the Church in Wales since 2003.Archbishop Morgan was born in Neath, Glamorgan, and studied at University College, London, and Selwyn College, Cambridge....
; when elected as Bishop in 1999 his official signature was Barry Landav, but once elected Archbishop of Wales
Archbishop of Wales

The Country of Wales in the Anglican Communion was created in 1920, as the Church in Wales, independent from the Church of England . Unlike the Archbishop of Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York -- who are appointed by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom upon the advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom -- the Archbishop o...
 in 2003 his Archbishop's signature Barry Cambrensis took precedence. He is supported by the Assistant Bishop of Llandaff, the Right Reverend David Yeoman.

List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Llandaff

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.)

TenureIncumbentNotes
Diocese of 'Glamorgan and Gwent' - Traditional list
522 to c.550Dyfrig
Dubricius

Saint Dubricius was a 6th century Britons ecclesiastic venerated as a saint. He was the and evangelist of Ergyng and much of South Wales....
Bishop of Ergyng
c. 550 to c.610Teilo
Teilo

Saint Teilo was a leader of the Celtic Christianity church in Wales during the 6th century. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown but Penally in Pembrokeshire is considered his birthplace....
Bishop of Teilo
c.650 to c.700Oudoceus
Oudoceus

Saint Oudoceus or Saint Euddogwy is generally known as the third Bishop of Llandaff. In reality, he was probably a 7th century 'Bishop of Llandaff' based at Llandeilo Fawr....
 
??? to ???Ubylwinus7th century bishop, probably of Ergyng
??? to ???Aedanus7th century bishop, probably of Ergyng
??? to ???Elgistil7th century bishop, probably of Ergyng
??? to ???Iunapeius7th century bishop, probably of Ergyng
??? to ???Comergius7th century bishop, probably of Ergyng
??? to ???Arwistil7th century bishop, probably of Ergyng
??? to ???Gurvan8th century bishop, probably of Gwent
??? to ???Guodloiu9th century bishop, probably of Gwent
??? to ???Edilbinus9th century bishop, probably of Gwent
??? to ???Grecielis9th century bishop, probably of Gwent
c.700 to ???BerthwynBishop of Teilo; succeeded Oudoceus according to the Llandaff Charters
Book of Llandaff

The Book of Llandaff is a 12th century chronicle of the history of the diocese of Llandaff in Wales.The work was compiled around 1125 by an unknown official at Llandaff Cathedral....
??? to ???Tyrchanus 
??? to ???Elvogusprobably a mistake: Elfodd
Elfodd

Elfodd , also known as Elfoddw was a Welsh bishop who induced the Welsh church to adopt the Roman method of determining the date of Easter....
w, Bishop of Bangor
Bishop of Bangor

The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire....
??? to ???Catguaret 
??? to ???Cerenhir 
??? to 874NobisBishop of Teilo; probably the same as the Bishop of St David's
874 to ???Nuddsuggested 1st Bishop of Llandaff
??? to 927Cimeliauc 
927 to 929Libiau 
??? to ???Wulfrith 
??? to ???Pater 
??? to 982Gugan 
982 to 993Marcluith 
993 to 1022Bledri 
Diocese of Llandaff
1022 to 1059Joseph 
1059 to 1107Herewald 
1107 to 1134Urban
Urban, Bishop of Llandaff

Urban was the first bishop of South East Wales to call himself Bishop of Llandaff. He was of a Welsh clerical family and his baptismal name in the Welsh language is given in charter sources as Gwrgan....
Archdeacon of Llandaff
1134 to 1140vacantFor 6 years
1140 to 1148Uhtred 
1148 to 1183Nicholas ap Gwrgant 
1186 to 1191William de Saltmarshpossibly Prior of Goldcliff, Saltmarsh being still a named part of that parish
1193 to 1218Henry de Abergavenny
Henry de Abergavenny

Henry de Abergavenny was Prior of Abergavenny and Bishop of Llandaff, both in South Wales.Henry was a Benedictine monk who became Prior of Abergavenny, before succeeding to the diocese of Llandaff which had been vacant for two years....
Prior of Abergavenny
1219 to 1229William de GoldcliffA priory established at Goldcliff since 1113
1230 to 1240Elias de Radnor 
1240 to 1244William de Christchurch 
1245 to 1253William de Burgh 
1253 to 1256John de la Ware 
1257 to 1266William de Radnor 
1266 to 1287William de Braose
William de Braose (bishop)

William de Braose was a Bishop of Llandaff, now in modern day Cardiff, Wales....
 
1287 to 1297Philip de Staunton
vacant
According to Prynne, or
According to general consensus
1297 to 1323John de Monmouth 
1323 to 1323Alexander de MonmouthElected only
1323 to 1347John de Egglescliffe
John de Egglescliffe

John de Egglescliffe was a 14th century English bishop. Little is known of his personal background except that he was an Austin Friars#The Order of the Hermit Friars of Saint Augustine, and that he probably came from County Durham ....
Translated from Connor, Ireland
Bishop of Connor

The Bishop of Connor is the Episcopal polity title for the Ordinary of the Diocese of Connor in Ireland. This diocese is located in the northwest corner of the Ireland and includes much of the city of Belfast....
1347 to 1361John Paschal 
1361 to 1382Rodger CradockTranslated from Waterford, Ireland
Bishop of Waterford

The Bishop of Waterford was a medieval prelate, governing the Diocese of Waterford from its creation in the 11th century until it was absorbed into the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore in the 14th century....
1383 to 1385Thomas RushookConfessor to Richard II
Richard II of England

Richard II was the eighth King of England of the House of Plantagenet. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III of England....
; translated to Chichester
Bishop of Chichester

The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East Sussex and West Sussex....
1385 to 1389William Bottlesham
William Bottlesham

William Bottlesham was a medieval Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of Rochester.He was translated from Bethlehem to Llandaff in 1386. He was then translated from Llandaff to Diocese of Rochester on 27 August 1389....
Titular Bishop of Bethlehem; translated to Rochester
Bishop of Rochester

The Bishop of Rochester, Kent is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the County of Kent....
1390 to 1393Edmund Bromfeld 
1394 to 1395Robert Tideman of WinchcombeAbbot of Beaulieu
Beaulieu Abbey

Beaulieu Abbey, , was a Cistercian abbey located in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1203-1204 by John of England and peopled by 30 monks sent from the abbey of C?teaux in France, the mother house of the Cistercian order....
; translated to Worcester
Bishop of Worcester

The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England.The diocese covers the county of Worcestershire, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, and parts of the City of Wolverhampton....
1395 to 1396Andrew Barret 
1396 to 1398John Burghill
John Burghill

John Burghill was a medieval Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.He was nominated to Llandaff on 12 April 1396, and consecrated around 10 July 1396....
Confessor to Richard II
Richard II of England

Richard II was the eighth King of England of the House of Plantagenet. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III of England....
; translated to Lichfield & Coventry
Bishop of Lichfield

The Bishop of Lichfield is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 4,516 km? of the counties of Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands ....
1398 to 1407Thomas Peverel
Thomas Peverel

Thomas Peverel was a medieval Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory, Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of Worcester.He was nominated Bishop of Leighlin about 3 November 1395, and was translated to Llandaff on 2 July 1398....
Translated from Ossory, Ireland
Bishop of Ossory

The Bishop of Ossory is the leader of the Diocese of Ossory in south central Ireland. Since the English Reformation there have been different bishops for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory and the Church of Ireland Diocese of Ossory and Cashel....
; translated to Worcester
Bishop of Worcester

The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England.The diocese covers the county of Worcestershire, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, and parts of the City of Wolverhampton....
1408 to 1423John de la Zouche 
1425 to 1440John Wells 
1440 to 1458Nicholas AshbyPrior of Westminster
1458 to 1476John HundenPrior of King's Langley; resigned
1476 to 1478 John Smith 
1478 to 1496John Marshall
John Marshall (bishop)

John Marshall was a Bishop of Llandaff in Wales.John was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford and a Canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor. On 6 September 1478, he was consecrated Bishop of Llandaff....
 
1496 to 1499John InglebyPrior of Shene
1500 to 1516Miles Salley
Miles Salley

Miles Salley was a late 15th century Abbot of Eynsham Abbey and Abingdon Abbey and an early 16th century Bishop of Llandaff.Salley was Abbot of Abingdon, followed by Eynsham in Oxfordshire in the 1490s, during which time he was party to a major quarrel with Sir Robert Hartcourt of Stanton Harcourt which led to violent clashes between the mo...
Abbot of Eynsham
1517 to 1537George de Athequa
George de Athequa

George de Athequa was a Bishop of Llandaff in the early days of the English Reformation. A Spaniard by birth, he was chaplain to Queen Catharine of Aragon, with whom he left Spain for England....
Chaplain to Queen Catharine (with whom he left Spain for England)
1537 to 1545Robert Holgate
Robert Holgate

Robert Holgate was Bishop of Llandaff and then Archbishop of York . He recognised Henry VIII of England as leader of the Church of England....
Prior of Wotton; translated to York
Archbishop of York

File:Williamtemple1.jpgArchbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man....
1545 to c.1557Anthony Kitchin
Anthony Kitchin

Anthony Kitchin also known as Anthony Dunstone was a mid-16th century Abbot of Eynsham Abbey and Bishop of Llandaff in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England....
Abbot of Eynsham
c.1557 to 1560vacantFor 3 years
1560 to 1575Hugh Jones 
1575 to 1591William Blethyn
William Blethyn

William Blethyn was a prebendary of York and a bishop of Llandaff. He died in 1591....
Prebendary of York
1591 to 1594Gervase Babington
Gervase Babington

Gervase Babington was the Bishop of Llandaff , Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Worcester from 1597-1610....
Prebendary of Hereford; translated to Exeter
Bishop of Exeter

The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The incumbent usually signs his name as Exoniensis or incorporates this in his signature....
1594 to 1601William Morgan
William Morgan (Bible translator)

William Morgan , was Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of St Asaph, and the translator of the first version of the whole Bible into Welsh language from Greek and Hebrew....
Translated to St Asaph
1601 to 1618Fraser GodwinCanon of Wells; translated to Hereford
Bishop of Hereford

The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The Episcopal see is in the Hereford where the seat is located at the Hereford Cathedral which was founded as a cathedral in 676....
1618 to 1619George Carleton
George Carleton

George Carleton...
Translated to Chichester
Bishop of Chichester

The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East Sussex and West Sussex....
1619 to 1627Theophilus Field
Theophilus Field

Theophilus Feild aka Field was successively bishop of Bishop of Llandaff , of Bishop of St David's and of List of Bishops of Hereford .The son of notable preacher John Feild and father of Architect David Field, he entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge as a sizar but received his B.A....
Rector of Cotton, Suffolk; translated to St David's
1627 to 1639William MurrayTranslated from Kilfenora, Ireland
1639 to c.1644Morgan Owen
Morgan Owen

Morgan Owen was bishop of Llandaff from 1639 but imprisoned and unable to exercise his charge from 1644. His William Laud views and the construction of the baroque south porch of University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford precipitated his overthrow....
 
c.1644 to 1660vacant 
1660 to 1667Hugh Lloyd
Hugh Lloyd (bishop)

Hugh Lloyd was a Wales cleric who was the Church of England bishop of Llandaff from 1660 until his death in 1667.Born in Cardiganshire, Lloyd entered Oriel College, Oxford in 1607, graduating with a BA in 1611 and an MA in 1614....
Archdeacon of St David's
1667 to 1675Francis Davies
Francis Davies

Francis Davies was a Wales clergyman who was Bishop of Llandaff from 1667 until his death....
Archdeacon of Llandaff
1675 to 1679William LloydPrebendary of St Paul's, London; translated to Peterborough
Bishop of Peterborough

The Bishop of Peterborough is the Ordinary of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire and has its Episcopal see in the City of Peterborough, where the seat is located at the Peterborough Ca...
1679 to 1707William BeawVicar of Adderbury, Oxfordshire
1707 to 1724John TylerDean of Hereford
1724 to 1728Robert Clavering
Robert Clavering

Robert Clavering was an English bishop and Hebraist....
Canon of Christchurch, Oxford; translated to Peterborough
Bishop of Peterborough

The Bishop of Peterborough is the Ordinary of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire and has its Episcopal see in the City of Peterborough, where the seat is located at the Peterborough Ca...
1728 to 1738John Harris
John Harris (bishop)

John Harris was Bishop of Llandaff from 1729 to 1738, as well as serving as Dean of Hereford Cathedral and Wells Cathedrals....
Prebendary of Canterbury
1738 to 1740Matthias MawsonRector of Hadstock
Hadstock

Hadstock is a small village on the Essex, England/Cambridgeshire border in England, 6 miles from Saffron Walden, and about 9 miles from Cambridge....
, Essex; translated to Chichester
Bishop of Chichester

The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East Sussex and West Sussex....
1740 to 1748John Gilbert
John VII Gilbert

John Gilbert was Archbishop of York from 1757 to 1761....
Dean of Exeter; translated to Salisbury
Bishop of Salisbury

The Bishop of Salisbury is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the Counties of Wiltshire and Dorset....
1748 to 1754Edward CressetDean of Hereford
1754 to 1761Richard NewcomeCanon of Windsor; translated to St Asaph
1761 to 1769John EwerCanon of Windsor; translated to Bangor
Bishop of Bangor

The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire....
1769 to 1769Jonathan Shipley
Jonathan Shipley

Jonathan Shipley was the son of a London Stationery; his mother's family were owners of Twyford House, a large Manor house in Winchester, England....
Dean of Winchester; translated to St Asaph
1769 to 1782The Honourable Shute Barrington
Shute Barrington

Shute Barrington was an English churchman, Bishop of Llandaff in Wales, as well as Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham in England....
Canon of St Paul's, London; translated to Salisbury
Bishop of Salisbury

The Bishop of Salisbury is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the Counties of Wiltshire and Dorset....
 and then to Durham
Bishop of Durham

The Bishop of Durham is the Church of England bishop responsible for the diocese of Diocese of Durham in the province of York. The Diocese is one of the oldest in the country and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords....
1782 to 1816Richard Watson
Richard Watson (bishop)

Rt Rev Richard Watson was an Anglican clergyman and academic, who served as the Bishop of Llandaff from 1782 to 1816.He was born in Heversham, Westmorland , and educated at Heversham Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge, on a scholarship endowed by Edward Wilson....
Regius Professor of Divinity, Cambridge; Archdeacon of Ely
18 July 1816 to 1819Herbert MarchTranslated to Peterborough
Bishop of Peterborough

The Bishop of Peterborough is the Ordinary of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire and has its Episcopal see in the City of Peterborough, where the seat is located at the Peterborough Ca...
15 May 1819 to 1826William Van Mildert
William Van Mildert

William Van Mildert was the last Bishop of Durham , and one of the founders of the Durham University. His name survives in Van Mildert College, founded in 1965 and the Van Mildert Professor of Divinity....
Translated to Durham
Bishop of Durham

The Bishop of Durham is the Church of England bishop responsible for the diocese of Diocese of Durham in the province of York. The Diocese is one of the oldest in the country and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords....
1826 to 1827Charles Richard Sumner
Charles Richard Sumner

Charles Richard Sumner, Order of the Garter , born at Kenilworth, was an England bishop,Sumner was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge and graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1814, Master of Arts in 1817....
Translated to Winchester
Bishop of Winchester

The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be a Lord Spiritual regardless of their length of service....
1827 to 1849Edward Copleston
Edward Copleston

Edward Copleston , English bishop, was born at Offwell in Devon, England, and educated at Oxford University.He was elected to a tutorship at Oriel College, Oxford in 1797, and in 1800 was appointed to St Mary Hall, Oxford....
died in office
1 November 1849 to 16 December 1882Alfred Ollivant
Alfred Ollivant

Alfred Ollivant was an academic who went on to become bishop of Llandaff.Born in Manchester, he was educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge....
Canon of St David's, and Regius Professor of Divinity, Cambridge; died in office
16 February 1883 to 1905Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis (bishop)

John Hubert Richard Lewis known as Richard Lewis is a United Kingdom Anglican bishop. Born in 1943 he was educated at Radley College and King's College London....
 
1905 to 1931Joshua Pritchard Hughes 
1931 to 1939Timothy Rees
Timothy Rees

Timothy Rees was a Bishop of Llandaff.Timothy Rees was a Cardiganshire man, educated at Lampeter and subsequently pursued a monastic vocation at the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield in Yorkshire....
 
1939 to 1957John Morgan
John Morgan (bishop)

John Morgan served as Bishop of Swansea and Brecon and subsequently as Bishop of Llandaff , in which post he also became Archbishop of Wales .Morgan was born in Llandudno....
Archbishop of Wales
Archbishop of Wales

The Country of Wales in the Anglican Communion was created in 1920, as the Church in Wales, independent from the Church of England . Unlike the Archbishop of Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York -- who are appointed by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom upon the advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom -- the Archbishop o...
 1949
1957 to 1971William Glyn Hughes Simon
Glyn Simon

William Glyn Hughes Simon, DD was Archbishop of Wales from 1968 to 1971.Educated at Christ College, Brecon from 1913, he went on to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1922....
, DD
Translated from Swansea & Brecon
Bishop of Swansea and Brecon

The Bishop of Swansea and Brecon is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Swansea and Brecon.The diocese covers the Swansea and the historic counties of Wales of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire....
. Archbishop of Wales
Archbishop of Wales

The Country of Wales in the Anglican Communion was created in 1920, as the Church in Wales, independent from the Church of England . Unlike the Archbishop of Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York -- who are appointed by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom upon the advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom -- the Archbishop o...
 1968
1971 to 1975Eryl Stephen Thomas
Eryl Stephen Thomas

Eryl Stephen Thomas was a Bishop of Monmouth and a Bishop of Llandaff.An Anglesey man, after education at St John's College, Oxford, Oxford, Eryl Thomas served curacies and a vicarage in East Wales and as Warden of a theological college before appointment as Dean of Llandaff in 1954....
Translated from Monmouth
1976 to 1985John Worthington Poole Hughes
John Worthington Poole Hughes

John Worthington Poole Hughes was a Bishop of Anglican Diocese of South-West Tanganyika and a Bishop of Llandaff.Educated at Uppingham School and Hertford College, Oxford after Second World War service with the Royal Artillery he was ordained in 1948....
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Translated from Southwest Tanganyika. Assistant Bishop of Llandaff
1985 to 1999Roy Thomas Davies
Roy Davies

Roy Thomas Davies was Bishop of Llandaff from 1985 to 1999....
 
1999 to presentDr Barry Cennydd Morgan
Barry Morgan

Barry Morgan has been the leader and Archbishop of the Church in Wales since 2003.Archbishop Morgan was born in Neath, Glamorgan, and studied at University College, London, and Selwyn College, Cambridge....
Archbishop of Wales
Archbishop of Wales

The Country of Wales in the Anglican Communion was created in 1920, as the Church in Wales, independent from the Church of England . Unlike the Archbishop of Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York -- who are appointed by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom upon the advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom -- the Archbishop o...
 2002