List of Archdeacons of Merioneth

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This is a list of the archdeacons of Meirionnydd. The Archdeacon of Meirionydd is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of Meirionydd, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. The archdeaconry comprises the five deaneries of Ardudwy, Arwystili, Cyfeiliog/Mawddwy, Llyn/Eifionydd and Ystumaner. [1]

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Archdeacons of Meirionydd

Medieval period

Modern period

Robert William Townsend (born 1968) [6] was announced on 4 June 2023 as the next Archdeacon of Meirionnydd, [7] starting from his collation on 1 October 2023. [8] After studying at University College of North Wales (now Bangor University), he trained for the ministry at St Michael's College, Llandaff. [6] Townsend was made deacon on 3 July 1993 and ordained priest on 24 June 1995, [9] serving his title posts as assistant curate of Dolgellau (until 1994) and then a Minor Canon of Bangor Cathedral (1994–1996). He was then an incumbent in the same diocese until 2003, when he became Diocesan Schools Officer of the Diocese of St Davids and (at the same time) Priest-in-Charge of Llanilar until 2006; during this time, he was awarded his Master of Arts (MA) by University of Liverpool in 2004. He returned to Bangor diocese in 2006, holding several parochial and diocesan posts simulataneously since then: including Diocesan Director of Education, Area Dean, Communications Officer since 2012, Canon of Bangor Cathedral since 2012, and Ministry Area Leader of Bro Seiriol since 2019. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Meirionnydd Archdeaconry (BM)- In the diocese of: Bangor - Deaneries in this archdeaconry". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "ROBINSON family, of Conway, Caernarfonshire, Monachdy, Anglesey, and Gwersyllt, Denbighshire | Dictionary of Welsh Biography".
  3. ↑ "Bishop's Council". Diocese of Bangor.
  4. ↑ "Churches of Llanbedrog". Llanbedrog Information. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Carroll Jones". Companies House. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Robert William Townsend" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "New Archdeacons". Esgobaeth Bangor. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "A service for Installation of new Archdeacons". Esgobaeth Bangor. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Venerable R W Townsend". Church in Wales. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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