David Gareth Lewis (13 August 1931 – 27 May 1997 was an Anglican

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...

in the second half of the twentieth century. Lewis was educated at Cyfarthfa Grammar School, Bangor University, Oriel College, Oxford and

St Michael's College, Llandaff St Padarn's Institute came into being in 2016. Until then the site belonged to St Michael's College, an Anglican theological college in Llandaff, Wales. St Michael's college was founded in Aberdare in 1892, and was situated in Llandaff from 1907 ...

. He was

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in 1960 and

in 1961. After a

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in Neath he was

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Salisbury Theological College Sarum College is a centre of theological learning in Salisbury, England. The college was established in 1995 and sits within the cathedral close on the north side of Salisbury Cathedral. The Sarum College education programme ranges from sh ...

from 1963 to 1969;

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from 1969 to 1978;

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of St Mark, Newport from 1978 to 1982; a canon residentiary of

Newport Cathedral Newport Cathedral (Welsh; ''Eglwys Gaderiol Casnewydd''), also known as St Gwynllyw's or St Woolos' Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth within the Church in Wales, and the seat of the Bishop of Monmouth. Its official title is ...

from 1982 to 1990; and

Dean of Monmouth Newport Cathedral (Welsh; ''Eglwys Gaderiol Casnewydd''), also known as St Gwynllyw's or St Woolos' Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth within the Church in Wales, and the seat of the Bishop of Monmouth. Its official title is ...

from 1990 to 1996.'' Crockfords'' (London, Church House, 1995) .

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1931 births People from Merthyr Tydfil People educated at Cyfarthfa Grammar School Alumni of St Michael's College, Llandaff Alumni of Bangor University Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Deans of Monmouth Deans of Belize 1997 deaths {{Christian-clergy-stub