Evan Arthur Bertram Hughes (11 July 1925 – 22 December 2012) was

Archdeacon of Carmarthen This is a list of archdeacons of Carmarthen. The Archdeacon of Carmarthen is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of Carmarthen, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of St David's. The archdeaconry comprises the five dean ...

from 1985 until 1991.''Church Times''
/ref> Hughes was educated at

St David's College, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited ...

and

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in 1950. After

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in Abergwili and

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, he became a

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. He was

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Bhagalpur Bhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges. It is the 2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as the Silk ...

from 1965 to 1966; and then of

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from 1966 to 1969. He was

Vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...

of Johnston from 1974 until 1980 and then of Newcastle Emlyn until his

’s appointment.

References

1925 births 2012 deaths Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter Archdeacons of Carmarthen {{Christian-clergy-stub