David Vaughan Griffith (14 June 1936 – 1 December 2024) was a Welsh

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priest who was Archdeacon of Montgomery from 1998 to 2002.

Early life

Griffith was born in 1936 in Caernarvon. His older brother John (1933–2022) was also a clergyman.

Clerical career

Griffith was educated at

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. He was ordained deacon in 1962 and priest in 1963. He served his title at

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(1962–66) and

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(1966–70). He was then incumbent of

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(1970–82), Llanfairtalhaiarn and

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(1982–85) and Llandewi (1977–85), and

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(1985–98). In 1998 he was appointed archdeacon, which he held at the same time as the incumbency of

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and

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; he was also Prebendary of

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. Overlapping these appointments, from 1991 to 1999 he was St Asaph Diocesan Warden of Readers.

Personal life and death

Griffith married Patricia Jones in 1966. He died on 1 December 2024, aged 88. His wife Pat survived him. His funeral took place at St Asaph Cathedral.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffith, David 1936 births 2024 deaths Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter 21st-century Welsh Anglican priests 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests Archdeacons of Montgomery People from Caernarfon