Martin Clifford Lloyd Williams (born 12 May 1965) was licensed as the first [1] Archdeacon of Brighton and Lewes in the Church of England's Diocese of Chichester on 1 March 2015. [2]
Lloyd Williams was educated at Westminster College and Trinity College, Bristol. [3] He was ordained in 1994 [4] and spent many years in Bath (Curate, St Andrew; Rector, St Michael; Rural Dean) before his appointment as Archdeacon. [5]
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