John Cledan Mears was the Anglican Bishop of Bangorfrom 1883 to 1992.[1][2]
Mears was born on 8 September 1922. He was educated at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth. [3] Ordained in 1947,[4] he began his ministry with curacies at Mostyn and Rhosllannerchrugog before being appointed Vicar of Cwm. From 1959 to 1973 he was a lecturer at Cardiff University after which he became the vicar of St Mark’s Gabalfa, his last position before his ordination to the episcopate.[5]
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| Preceded by Gwilym Williams |
Bishop of Bangor 1982–1992 |
Succeeded by Barry Morgan |
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