Christopher Blake Walters Smith (born 1963) was the
Archdeacon of Morgannwg from 2006 to 2020, when the archdeaconries of the diocese were reconfigured to remove the Archdeaconry and place its deaneries into the Archdeaconries of Llandaff and Margam. He is currently Vicar of Llanishen.
Smith was educated at the
University of Wales
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and
St. Michael's College, Llandaff
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, and was
ordained
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in 1989.
[ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ] After a
curacy
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in
Aberdare
Aberdare ( ; ) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and River Cynon, Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tydf ...
he was
Vicar
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of
Tongwynlais
Tongwynlais () is a village and community in the north of Cardiff, Wales, north of the M4 motorway in the Taff Valley. It is notable as the location of the hillside landmark, Castell Coch. The population as of the 2011 census was 1,871.
Topon ...
from 1993 to 2000, and then
Domestic Chaplain
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to the
Bishop of Llandaff
The Bishop of Llandaff is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.
Area of authority
The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's cathedra, seat is in the Llandaff Cathedral, Cathedral Chu ...
until his appointment as Archdeacon of Morgannwg. He became
Priest-in-Charge
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of
Cwmbach
Cwmbach is a village and Community (Wales), community (and electoral ward) near Aberdare, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cwmbach means 'Little Valley' in Welsh language, Welsh (Cwm = valley, Bach = little). Cwmbach has a pop ...
in 2007 whilst also fulfilling the duties of Archdeacon, leaving the benefice in 2020. He remains a metropolitical
canon
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of the
Church in Wales
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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 ...
.
References
1963 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Wales
Alumni of St Michael's College, Llandaff
Archdeacons of Morgannwg
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