The Bishop of Swansea and Brecon is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Swansea and Brecon.
The diocese covers the City and County of Swansea and the ancient counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist in the town of Brecon, which has been a parish church since the Reformation, becoming elevated to cathedral status in 1923. The diocese is administered from Brecon, with an additional office in Swansea.
The Bishop's residence is Ely Tower, Brecon. The office was created in 1923 at the founding of the diocese, an area stretching south to the coast of Gower and north into much of mid-Wales. Immediately prior to the diocese's erection, the first bishop, Edward Bevan, had served as Bishop of Swansea, a suffragan in the Diocese of St Davids.Welsh icons (Archived 24 February 2012; accessed 7 October 2017)
It was announced on 4 November 2021 that John Lomas, Archdeacon of Wrexham had been appointed as the 10th Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. His election was confirmed at a Sacred Synod in Wrexham on 22 November 2021.
List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon Bishops of Swansea and BreconFromUntilIncumbentNotes 1923 1934 Edward Bevan Previously suffragan/assistant Bishop of Swansea (Diocese of St Davids) 1934 1939 John Morgan subsequently Bishop of Llandaff (1939-1957) and Archbishop of Wales (1949-1957) 1939 1953 Edward Williamson 1953 1957 Glyn Simon subsequently Bishop of Llandaff (1957-1971) and Archbishop of Wales (1968-1971) 1958 1976 Jack Thomas 1976 1988 Benjamin Vaughan 1988 1998 Dewi Bridges 1999 2008 Anthony Pierce 2008 2021 John Davies Archbishop of Wales from September 2017 until his retirement 2021 present John Lomas since 22 November 2021 Source(s):
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Sources Whitaker's Almanack to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
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