List of Archdeacons of Anglesey

The Archdeacon of Anglesey was the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of Anglesey, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. In 1844 the Archdeaconry of Anglesey was combined with the Archdeaconry of Bangor to form the Archdeaconry of Bangor and Anglesey.

In latter years the post of Archdeacon of Anglesey was held in commendam by the Bishop of Bangor.

Due to the restructuring of the Church in Wales, the post was recreated in 2018.

List of archdeacons of Anglesey
  •  ?–1267: Anian (afterwards Bishop of Bangor, 1267)[1]
  • c.1283–1301: Madog ap Cynfrig (Matthew, Madog ab Crenwiz)) [1]
  •  ?–1309: Einion Sais [2]
  • 1317: Einion [2]
  • 1324: Madog ap Meurig of Anglesey [2]
  • 1328: Madog Hedwich [2]
  • 1345: John [2]
  •  ?-1368: Hywel ap Goronwy [2]
  • 1368-1395: Thomas Harborough [2]
  • 1395-1398: John ap Rhys [2]
  •  ?-1398: Walter de Swaffham [2]
  • 1405: Evan ap Bleddyn [2]
  •  ?–1410: Thomas Hywel [2]
  • 1410-1413: John Wolde [2]
  • 1413-?: Thomas Hywel (2nd term) [2]
  • 1428, 1440: Andrew Holes [2]
  • 1446, 1452: William Saundir [2]
  • 1469–1474: William Moggys [2]
  • 1474-?: Nicholas ab Ellis [3][4]
  •  ?-1524: Richard Bulkeley[2]
  • 1524-1537: William Glynne (died 1537)[2]
  • 1537-1554: John Salisbury (John of Thetford) (Deprived of office, 1554)[2]
  • 1554–?1555: Georgius Griffith
  • 1555–1558: William Glyn (died 1558) (also Bishop of Bangor)
  • 1558–1559: Griffith Robert (Deprived of office, 1559)
  • ?1559–1570: John Salisbury (Reinstated in office)
  •  ?–1585: ?? (died 1585)
  • 1585–?: Owen Owen
  • 1588–1593: Henry Rowlands (afterwards Dean of Bangor, 1593)
  • 1593–1844 Post held in commendam by the Bishop of Bangor
  • 1844: Archdeaconry merged with Bangor Archdeaconry - See Archdeacon of Bangor
  • 6 May 2018[5] – 24 July 2022 (ret.):[6] Andy Herrick
  • 1 October 2022[7][8] – present John Harvey

References
  1. "LIST 4 ARCHDEACONS OF ANGLESEY". British History Online. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. "ARCHDEACONS OF ANGLESEY". British History Online. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. "St Eilian's Church, Llaneilian". Coflein. 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. David Jones, Evan (1959). "WYNN family, of Bodewryd, Anglesey". biography.wales. Retrieved 25 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. https://www.llandudno-parish.org.uk/wordpress/pdf/mag201806.pdf
  6. "Y Ddolen". Diocese of Bangor. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. "New Archdeacon for Anglesey".
  8. Diocese of Bangor [@EsgobaethBangor] (2 October 2022). "A lovely afternoon on Saturday welcoming the new Archdeacon of Anglesey..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Twitter.
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