Jack Thomas (bishop)
Jack Thomas | |
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Bishop of Swansea and Brecon | |
Church | Church in Wales |
Diocese | Diocese of Swansea and Brecon |
In office | 1958 to 1976 |
Predecessor | Glyn Simon |
Successor | Benjamin Vaughan |
Personal details | |
Birth name | John James Absalom Thomas |
Born | 17 May 1908 |
Died | 27 February 1995 | (aged 86)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
John James Absalom "Jack" Thomas (17 May 1908 – 27 February 1995[1]) was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 1958[2] until 1976.[3]
Thomas was educated at the University of Aberystwyth and Keble College, Oxford, and was ordained in 1932.[4] He held curacies at Llancaiach and Sketty after which he was the Bishop's Messenger and Examining Chaplain for the Swansea diocese. He was then Warden of Church Hostel, Bangor, and a lecturer at the University College of North Wales until 1944. Following this he was Vicar of Swansea and then Archdeacon of Gower - before being enthroned as Bishop of Swansea and Brecon on 2 February 1958.[5] He made his son, David, a deacon on 21 May 1967 at St Asaph Cathedral;[6] Jack retired in 1976.
References[]
- ^ Who was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Electoral College Reaches Decision Ven. J. J. A. Thomas New Bishop Of Swansea The Times Friday, Nov 29, 1957; pg. 7; Issue 54011; col F
- ^ Diocesan web site
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
- ^ "Bishop of Swansea Enthroned Emphasis on Church Unity", The Times Monday, 3 February 1958, p. 10.
- ^ "Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5441. 26 May 1967. p. 13. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
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