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unusual facts about Bishop of Bangor



Gruffudd ap Cynan

Gruffudd was now powerful enough to ensure that his nominee, David the Scot was consecrated as Bishop of Bangor in 1120.

Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion

In 1766 John Egerton, Bishop of Bangor, appointed an elderly English priest, Dr Thomas Bowles, to the parish of St Beuno, Trefdraeth and chapelry of St Cwyfan, Llangwyfan.

John Angier

By the interest of Cotton he was ordained by Lewis Bayly, bishop of Bangor, but without subscription; and he remained a nonconformist to the Anglican ceremonies to the end of his days.

William Cleaver

He was successively made vicar of Northop in Flintshire, prebendary of Westminster (1784), Principal of Brasenose College (1785), bishop of Chester (1787), bishop of Bangor (1800), and bishop of St Asaph (1806).


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Edmund Griffith

On the death of Bishop David Dolben he was elected bishop of Bangor on 31 December 1633, confirmed on 12 February 1634, consecrated on 16 February at Lambeth by Archbishop William Laud, and enthroned on 14 April.