Gwynfryn Richards was a

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priest and author in the second half of the 20th century. Born on 10 September 1902 and educated at

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, he was

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in 1931. After curacies in

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and

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he became Rector of

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in 1938, a post he held for 11 years. Next he was

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and then

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of Arllechwedd. He was

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before being appointed

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in 1962.

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, Thursday, May 03, 1962; pg. 19; Issue 55381; col E ''Ecclesiastical News'' He retired in 1971 and died on 30 October 1992.

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1902 births 1992 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Church in Wales archdeacons Deans of Bangor People from Llanllyfni {{UK-reli-bio-stub 20th-century Anglican theologians