Eryl Thomas

Eryl Stephen Thomas (1910–2001) was a Bishop of Monmouth and a Bishop of Llandaff.

An Anglesey man, after education at St John's College, Oxford, Eryl Thomas served curacies and a vicarage in East Wales and as Warden of a theological college before appointment as Dean of Llandaff in 1954.^[1] In this post he completed the restoration of the war-damaged cathedral begun under his predecessor Glyn Simon. A prominent representative of the Anglo-Catholic school he was renowned for his pastoral and preaching gifts. In 1968, he became Bishop of Monmouth and, in 1971, was translated to Llandaff. In 1975,^[2] in the context of a court case, where he had to pay a small fine, Thomas felt obliged to resign. However, Thomas went on to serve successfully for many years as Assistant Bishop in the diocese of Swansea and Brecon.

Notes

^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
^ The Times, Wednesday, Oct 29, 1975; pg. 2; Issue 59539; col D Bishop accused of indecency

Church in Wales titles
Preceded by Alfred Edwin Morris	Bishop of Monmouth 1968–1971	Succeeded by Derrick Childs
Preceded by Glyn Simon	Bishop of Llandaff 1971–1975	Succeeded by John Poole-Hughes

Bishops of Monmouth

Charles Green • Gilbert Joyce • Alfred Monahan • Edwin Morris • Eryl Thomas • Derrick Childs • Clifford Wright • Rowan Williams • Dominic Walker

Bishops of Llandaff since 1908

Joshua Pritchard Hughes • Timothy Rees • John Morgan • Glyn Simon • Eryl Thomas • John Poole-Hughes • Roy Davies • Barry Morgan

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Name	Thomas, Eryl
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Date of birth	1910
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Date of death	2001
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