Richard Henry Roberts (23 April 1884 – 6 July 1970) was a Welsh Anglican clergyman in the

Church in Wales The Church in Wales () is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses. 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 ...

who served as

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from 1942 to 1959. He was born in

Brynamman Brynamman () is a village on the south side of the Black Mountain (range), Black Mountain (''Y Mynydd Du''), part of the Brecon Beacons National Park (''Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog''). The village is split into Upper Brynamman and Lower ...

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, and educated at

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, and

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in 1908. He held incumbencies at

Llangennech Llangennech (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community in the area of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, which covers an area of . It is governed by Llangennech Community Council and Carmarthenshire County Council. Llangennech is also t ...

, Betws with

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and

Rhyl Rhyl (; , ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the coast of North Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd. To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn, to the east Prestatyn, and to the south-east Rhuddlan ...

before his appointment as Archdeacon. He retired in 1959 and died in

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in 1970.''

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'', Friday, 10 July 1970; p. 7; Issue 57914; col D ''Church News''.''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007''.

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Alumni of Keble College, Oxford 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests Archdeacons of St Asaph 1884 births 1970 deaths People from Brynamman {{ChurchinWales-clergy-stub