Richard Lewis (bishop of Llandaff)
Richard Lewis (27 March 1821–24 January 1905[1]) was the Anglican Bishop of Llandaff in Wales from 1883 to 1905.[2]
Born in Pembrokeshire, Lewis was educated at Worcester College, Oxford and ordained in 1846. He was Vicar of Lampeter for 32 years and latterly Archdeacon of St David's.[3]
He was the brother of John Lennox Griffith Poyer Lewis, Esq. of Henllan and High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1867.[4]
References
- ^ Death Of The Bishop Of Llandaff, The Times, 25 January 1905; page 4; Issue 37613; col A
- ^ Parish of Kenig Hill
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar: a biographical hand-list of the members of the various Inns of Court (second ed.). London and Aylesbury: Hazell, Watson, and Viney. p. 277. http://books.google.com/books?id=FWkNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA277&lpg=PA277. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
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Lewis, Richard |
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| Date of birth |
27 March 1821 |
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Pembrokeshire |
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24 January 190 |
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