Pritchard Hughes
Joshua Pritchard Hughes (13 February 1847 - 8 April 1938 [1]) was Bishop of Llandaff from 1905 to 1931.[2]
Born into an ecclesiastical family[3] he was educated at Shrewsbury and Balliol College, Oxford and ordained in 1871. He was a curate in Neath from 1872 to 1877, vicar of Newcastle, Bridgend[4] and then Llantrisant[5] before his ordination to the episcopate.[6]
The Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' was selected by him and named in his honour.[7]
References
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Consecration Of BishopsThe Times Friday, Jun 02, 1905; pg. 4; Issue 37723; col D
- ↑ His father was the Right Reverend Joshua Hughes, Bishop of St Asaph from 1870 to 1889,
- ↑ Founder of St Theodore’s Church
- ↑ Llantrisant time line
- ↑ ”The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
- ↑ Bourne, Val (30 September 2013). "My dahlias are brightening up September". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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| Preceded by Richard Lewis |
Bishop of Llandaff 1971–1975 |
Succeeded by Timothy Rees |