Wyn Evans

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The Right Reverend J. Wyn Evans
Bishop of St David's
Province	Wales
Diocese	St David's
Installed	6 December 2008
Predecessor	Carl Cooper
Orders
Ordination	1972
Consecration	29 November 2008
Personal details
Born	(1946-10-04) 4 October 1946
Nationality	British
Denomination	Church in Wales
Spouse	Diane

J. Wyn Evans (born 1947) is the current Church in Wales Bishop of St David's.

He was elected by the Electoral College of the Church in Wales on 1 September 2008.^[1] He was consecrated a bishop in a service at Llandaff Cathedral on 29 November 2008,^[2] and enthroned in St Davids Cathedral on 6 December 2008.^[3] He is credited with extensive knowledge of the history of his cathedral ('Pevsner', 'Pembrokeshire').

Born into a clerical family (his father served as Archdeacon of Cardigan) in 1946, he studied archaeology at Cardiff University^[4] and was ordained in 1972. He was a Minor Canon at St David's Cathedral then Diocesan Archivist until 1982.^[5] He was Diocesan Director of Education from then until 1992. Since then he has been successively Canon, Dean and now Bishop.^[6]

References

↑ New Bishops Announced. Anglican Communion News Service. Posted 5 September 2008.
↑ New bishops in joint consecration. BBC. Retrieved on 18 March 2010.
↑ Bishop Wyn. Diocese of St David's. Retrieved on 18 March 2010.
↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Debrett's People of Today London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0

v t e Bishops of St David's

Early Medieval	Saint David Cynog Saint Telio Saint Ceneu Morfael Haernynin Elwaed Gurnuru Llunwerth I Gwrgwst Gwrgan Clydog Einion Elfodd Ethelman Elaunc Maelsgwyd Sadyrnfyw Cadell Sulhaithnay Nobis Idwal Asser Arthwael Samson Ruelin Rhydderch Elwyn Morfyw Llunwerth II Eneuris Sulhidyr Ivor Morgeneu

High Medieval	Nathan Ieuan Arwystl Erbin Trahaearn Joseph Bleiddud Sulien Abraham Sulien Rhigyfarch Wilfrid Daniel Bernard David FitzGerald Peter de Leia Gerald of Wales Geoffrey de Henlaw Iorwerth Anselm le Gras Thomas Wallensis Richard Carew Thomas Bek

Late Medieval	David Martyn Henry de Gower John of Thoresby Reginald Brian Thomas Fastolf Adam Houghton Richard Mitford John Gilbert Guy Mone Henry Chichele John Catterick Stephen Patrington Benedict Nichols Thomas Rodburn William Lyndwood John Langton John De la Bere Robert Tully Richard Martin Thomas Langton Hugh Pavy John Morgan

Early modern	John Morgan Robert Sherborne Edward Vaughan Richard Rawlins William Barlow Robert Ferrar Henry Morgan Thomas Young Richard Davies Marmaduke Middleton Anthony Rudd Richard Milbourne William Laud Theophilus Feild Roger Maynwaring William Lucy William Thomas Laurence Womock John Lloyd Thomas Watson George Bull Philip Bisse Adam Ottley Richard Smalbroke Elias Sydall Nicholas Clagett Edward Willes Hon Richard Trevor Anthony Ellys Samuel Squire Robert Lowth Charles Moss Hon James Yorke John Warren Edward Smallwell Samuel Horsley Hon William Stuart

Late modern	Lord George Murray Thomas Burgess John Jenkinson Connop Thirlwall Basil Jones John Owen David Prosser (Archbishop of Wales) William Havard John Richards Eric Roberts George Noakes (Archbishop of Wales) Ivor Rees Huw Jones Carl Cooper Wyn Evans

v t e Deans of St David's

Llewelyn Llewellin James Allen Owen Phillips David Howell James Allan Smith William Williams David Watcyn Morgan Albert Parry Carlyle Witton-Davies Edward Jenkins Lawrence Bowen Gordon MacWilliam Bertie Lewis Wyn Evans Jonathan Lean

Persondata
Name	Evans, Wyn
Alternative names
Short description	British bishop
Date of birth	4 October 1946
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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