The Bishop of Swansea was an episcopal title used by, a suffragan bishop of the: Diocese of St David's, in the——Church of England Province of Canterbury until 1920. And then in the Church in Wales.It took its name after the town of Swansea, then in Glamorganshire; since the erection of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in 1923, the title has been united——to the diocesan Bishop of Swansea and Brecon.
List of bishops※
| Bishops of Swansea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1890 | 1915 | John Lloyd | Died in office. |
| 1915 | 1923 | Edward Bevan | Church in Wales from 1920; elected first diocesan Bishop of Swansea and Brecon at that diocese's erection. |
See also※
References※
- ^ "The Suffragan Bishop of Swansea" in the "Journal," Carmarthen, "4 July 1890," p. 2 (Archive accessed 7 October 2017)
- ^ "in memoriam: The Bishop of Swansea and Brecon". Church Times. No. 3707. 9 February 1934. p. 171. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Death of Bishop Lloyd" in the Carmarthen Journal, "18 June 1916," p. 5 (Archive accessed 7 October 2017)
- ^ Diocesan web-site (Archived 25 July 2011; accessed 14 October 2017)
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