Alfred Edwards (bishop)

Alfred George Edwards (2 November 1848 - 22 July 1937) was elected the first Archbishop of the disestablished Church in Wales.

The son of a priest of the Church of England, Edwards was born in Llanymawddwy in Gwynedd. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford before being appointed Warden of Llandovery College in 1875. In the same year he was ordained as a priest and in 1885 he was appointed as the vicar of St Peter's (Carmarthen).^[1]

In 1889 Edwards was appointed the Bishop of St Asaph.^[2] He was a strong defender of the rights of the established Church of England in Wales in the face of mounting call for disestablishment from the nonconformist and Liberal majority.

When the Church of England was disestablished to be the new Church in Wales in 1920, he was elected the first Archbishop of Wales. He retired in 1934, died in 1937 and was buried at St Asaph.^[3]

References

^ Who was Who 1897–20 07, 1991, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
^ The Bishop Of St Asaph (News), The Times, 26 April 1889; pg. 7; Issue 32683; col F
^ Ecclesiastical News, Archbishop Of Wales's Retirement (Official Appointments and Notices), The Times, 25 July 1934; pg. 15; Issue 46815; col D

Church in Wales titles
Preceded by Joshua Hughes	Bishop of St Asaph 1889–1934	Succeeded by William Thomas Havard
New title	Archbishop of Wales 1920–1934	Succeeded by Charles Green

Bishops of St Asaph since 1908

Alfred Edwards • William Havard • David Bartlett • Harold Charles • Alwyn Rice Jones • John Davies • Gregory Cameron

Archbishops of Wales

Alfred Edwards • Charles Green • David Prosser • John Morgan • Edwin Morris • Glyn Simon • Gwilym Williams • Derrick Childs • George Noakes • Alwyn Rice Jones • Rowan Williams • Barry Morgan

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Name	Edwards, Alfred George
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Date of birth	2 November 1848
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Date of death	22 July 1937
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