Gwilym Owen Williams
Gwilym Owen Williams (born March 23, 1913 in Penisarwaun , † December 23, 1990 ) was an Anglican British Bishop of the Church in Wales .
Life
Williams attended Brynrefail Grammar School and studied Anglican theology at Jesus College , Oxford . He was ordained a deacon in 1937 and a priest in 1938. He worked from 1940 as a student pastor ( chaplain ) at St David's College in Lampeter ; later he ran the Anglican hostel at Bangor University and Llandovery College . From 1957 to 1982 Williams was Bishop of the Diocese of Bangor . From 1971 to 1982 he was also Archbishop of the Church in Wales. In 2018 a biography about Williams was published.
literature
- William Price: Archbishop Gwilym Williams - 'GO' - His Life and Opinions. Church in Wales Publications, 2018
Web links
- AnglicanNews.org: New biography published of former Welsh Primate, Archbishop Gwilym Owen Williams, January 15, 2018
- Archbishop Gwilym Owen Williams - “GO”: His life and opinions by DTW Price . In: Church Times, June 8, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ AnglicanNews.org: New biography published of former Welsh Primate, Archbishop Gwilym Owen Williams, January 15, 2018
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Glyn Hughes Simon |
Archbishop of Wales 1971–1982 |
Derrick Greenslade Childs |
| John Charles Jones |
Bishop of Bangor 1957–1982 |
Cledan Mears |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Williams, Gwilym Owen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglican British Bishop of the Church in Wales |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Penis arwaun |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1990 |