David Yeoman (born 5 March 1944) is a Welsh

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. Yeoman was educated at the University College of South Wales and

St. Michael's College, Llandaff St Padarn's Institute is a Seminary, theological training college owned by the Church in Wales, located in Llandaff in the north of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It operates as a residential training college for its full time ministers. The origins ...

. He was and

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in 1971. After curacies in

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and

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he held incumbencies in

Ystrad Rhondda Ystrad (also known as Ystrad Rhondda or Ystrad-Rhondda) is a village and community (and electoral ward) in the Rhondda Fawr valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Description As a community and ward Ystrad contains the neighbouring district of Gell ...

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Coity Coity () is a village in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales, part of Bridgend town urban area. Coity is part of the community of Coity Higher and is notable for being home to Coity Castle, one of the best-preserved castles in Glamorgan. Othe ...

and Nolton before becoming Archdeacon of Morgannwg in 2004. In that year he was also consecrated to the episcopate and became Assistant Bishop of Llandaff from 2004 to 2009, working alongside

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and

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Barry Morgan. He is an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Llandaff.

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1944 births Living people Alumni of Cardiff University Alumni of St Michael's College, Llandaff Archdeacons of Morgannwg Bishops of Llandaff {{Wales-bio-stub