John Richards (bishop of St David's)

The Rt Rev John Richards Richards, DD was an Anglican bishop and author^[1] during the third quarter of the 20th century.
Born on 3 March 1901^[2] and educated at Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth and the University College of Wales, he was ordained after a period of study at St. Michael's College, Llandaff in 1925.^[3] He was a Curate at Pembrey and then a CMS missionary in Iran until 1945. He then held incumbencies at Skewen and then Pontypridd until 1955 when he became Dean of Bangor. In 1956 he became Bishop of St David's, a post he held until 1971. A Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died on 10 March 1990.

References

1. ^ Amongst others he wrote "The Religion of the Baha’is", 1932; "The Open Road in Persia", 1932; "Baha’ism", 1965; "Under His Banner", 1973; and "Jesus: Son of God and Son of Man, 1974 > British Library website accessed 16:38 GMT 27 January 2010
2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941