Archdeacon of St Asaph

This is a list of the archdeacons of St Asaph. The Archdeacon of St Asaph is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of St Asaph, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Asaph. The archdeaconry comprises the five rural deaneries of Denbigh, Dyffryn Clwyd, Holywell, Llanrwst/Rhos and St Asaph. Archdeacons of St Asaph 1170: David 1205–1210: Adam 1231–1240: David 1250:Anian I 1266: David 1268-1293: Anian Schonaw (Anian II) 1277: Gruffudd ab Iorwerth 1293, 1306: Gruffudd ?–1330: Llywellyn ap Hwfa 1331: Llywellyn ap Madog ab Elis 1382–1383: Thomas Rushook (afterwards Bishop of Llandaff, 1383) 1390: Thomas Keler 1398: Griffith le Yonge ?–1402: Ithel ap Robert 1425: Edward Trefor 1442–?1457: John Tupney <1508–1532: Peter Conway 1535: Richard Shelton 1537: William ap Roberts 1539–1554: Richard Pollard 1539–1554: Thomas Davies (dismissed) 1554–1558: Humfrey Edwards 1558–1561: Thomas Davies (restored; afterwards Bishop of St Asaph, 1561) 1562–1566: Richard Rogers (later Bishop of Dover, 1569) 1566–1573: Thomas Powell 1573–1844: Post held in commendam by Bishops of St Asaph 1844–1854: Charles Butler Clough (afterwards Dean of St Asaph) 1854–1877: Robert Wickham 1877-1878: Hugh Morgan 1878-1889: Edward Smart 1889–1892: Watkin Williams (afterwards Dean of St Asaph, 1892) 1892–1897: Hugh Jones 1897–1910: David Evans 1910–1935: Thomas Lloyd (also Bishop of Maenan, 1928) 1935–1942: Charles Roberts 1942–1959: Richard Roberts 1959–1964: John Edwards 1964–1970: Richard Owen 1970–1974: William Rees 1974–1984: John Jones 1984–1990: Selwyn Closs-Parry 1991–1999: John Davies (afterwards Bishop of St Asaph, 1999) 2000–2011: Bernard Thomas 2011–2014 (ret.): Chris Potter 1 December 20142018 John Lomas 7 October 2018present Andy Grimwood References Archdeacons of St Asaph