Lawrence Thomas (priest)

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Lawrence Thomas, DD (19 August 1889 - 19 October 1960) [1] was a Welsh Anglican priest and the inaugural Archdeacon of Margam.

He was educated at Lewis School, Pengam; St David's College, Lampeter; St John's College, Oxford; Trinity College, Dublin (studies in Hebrew); and St. Michael's College, Llandaff. He was ordained in 1912. [2] After curacies in Cardiff and Oxford [3] he was the Vicar of Briton Ferry from 1924 to 1942; Vicar of Bargoed from 1942 to 1946; and Vicar of Aberavon from 1946 to 1958. He was Treasurer of Llandaff Cathedral from 1948 until his death.

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References

  1. ↑ Archdeacon of Margam (54917). The Times . (London, England), Nov 1, 1960; pg. 15.
  2. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 19129-30 p 1279 Oxford, OUP, 1929.
  3. ↑ 'THOMAS, Ven. Lawrence', Who's Who , A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012.
Church in Wales titles
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Inaugural appointment
 Archdeacon of Margam
1948–1960		Succeeded by


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