Thomas Erwyd Pryse Edwards was an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
priest in the last quarter of the 20th century. Born on 26 January 1933 and educated at
St David’s College, Lampeter
University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited ...
, he was
ordained in 1958.
[ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ] After a
curacy in
Caernarfon he was
Assistant Chaplain of
St George’s Hospital, London, 1963 to 1966. From 1966 to 1972 he was
Chaplain
A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...
of
King’s College Hospital, London. He then held
incumbencies at
Penmon
Penmon is a promontory, village and ecclesiastical parish on the eastern tip of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, about east of the town of Beaumaris. It is in the community of Llangoed. The name comes from cy, pen (which can mean "head", "end" ...
, 1972 to 1975,
Menai Bridge, 1975 to 1981, and
Bangor before being appointed
Dean of Bangor in 1988, serving for ten years.
Died on the 11th March 2011, aged 78 years. He has two sons Sion Erwyd and Huw Thomas.
Ref. Church Times Sep 2011
References
1933 births
Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter
Deans of Bangor
Living people
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