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Derrick Greenslade Childs (14 January 1918 – 18 March 1987 ) was the Anglican
Bishop of Monmouth The Bishop of Monmouth (Welsh: ''Esgob Mynwy)'' is the diocesan bishop of the Church in Wales Diocese of Monmouth. The episcopal see covers the historic county of Monmouthshire with the bishop's seat located at Newport Cathedral (commonly k ...
and
Archbishop of Wales The post of Archbishop of Wales () was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England and disestablished. The four historic Welsh dioceses had previously formed part of the Province of Canterbury, and so came ...
. Childs grew up in
Laugharne Laugharne () is a town on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tâf. The Ancient borough#Charters, ancient borough of Laugharne Township () with its #Laugharne Corporation, Corporation and Charter is a ...
. He was educated at Whitland Grammar School, before reading history at
University College, Cardiff Cardiff University () is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a founding college of the University of Wales in 1893. It was renamed Unive ...
. He studied theology at Salisbury Theological College, before being
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in 1942. He was a curate in
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and then
Laugharne Laugharne () is a town on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tâf. The Ancient borough#Charters, ancient borough of Laugharne Township () with its #Laugharne Corporation, Corporation and Charter is a ...
. In 1947 he became editor of ''Cymry'r Groes,'' a magazine to serve the official youth organization of the Church of Wales. It was renamed ''Province'' in 1949; Childs remained its editor until 1967. Childs married Cicely Davies in 1951; they were to have a son and a daughter. Also in 1951 Childs became
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of Llandaff House,
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in 1951; this was a university hall of residence provided by the diocese. Four years later he became secretary of the provincial council for education and then, in 1956, secretary and treasurer of the Historical Society of the Church in Wales. In 1961 he left Llandaff House to become first director of the
Church in Wales The Church in Wales () is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses. The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The position is currently held b ...
Publications. In 1965 he became chancellor of
Llandaff Cathedral Llandaff Cathedral () is a Church in Wales cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and ...
and then
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of
Trinity College, Carmarthen Trinity University College () was a Church University College in Carmarthen, Wales. The institution was founded in 1848 as the South Wales and Monmouthshire Training College, a teacher-training college. It changed its name in 1931 to Trinity ...
. At that time church colleges were fighting for their survival; Childs had an important role in ensuring that Trinity College both survived and embarked on a period of imaginative development. In 1972, he was elected bishop of Monmouth and in 1983 became
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of the
Church in Wales The Church in Wales () is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses. The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The position is currently held b ...
.
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, 10 February 1983; pg. 12; Issue 61453; col F '' News in Brief ''
Childs was a sub-prelate of the
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. Childs retired in 1986. He died shortly afterwards as the result of a motor accident.


References

1918 births 1987 deaths Alumni of Cardiff University Bishops of Monmouth Archbishops of Wales 20th-century bishops of the Church in Wales 20th-century Anglican archbishops Sub-Prelates of the Venerable Order of Saint John People from Laugharne {{Anglican-bishop-stub