Gwilym Williams

Gwilym Owen Williams (23 March 1913 – 23 December 1990) was Bishop of Bangor from 1957 to 1982 and Anglican Archbishop of Wales from 1971 to 1982.

Williams was born in Penisarwaun, near Llanrug, and was educated at Brynrefail Grammar school and at Jesus College, Oxford. He took first-class honours in English in 1933, and theology in 1935. He was ordained as a deacon in 1937 and as a priest in 1938, and was a curate at St Asaph until 1940, when he was appointed chaplain at St . David's College, Lampeter. In 1945 he moved to Bangor to take up a post as chaplain and tutor at St. Mary's College, Bangor, and as Lecturer in Theology at the University of Wales, Bangor

In 1947 he became a Canon of Bangor Cathedral, and in 1948 moved to become headmaster of Llandovery College. He was elected Bishop of Bangor in 1957 and became Archbishop of Wales in 1971, also continuing as Bishop of Bangor until his retirement in 1982.

Williams gained prominence as a member of a deputation of three who challenged Margaret Thatcher in her attempt to reduce the status of the Welsh language. He was decisive in the decision to ordain women priests.

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Church in Wales titles
Preceded by John Charles Jones	Bishop of Bangor 1957–1982	Succeeded by Cledan Mears
Preceded by Glyn Simon	Archbishop of Wales 1971–1982	Succeeded by Derrick Childs

Bishops of Bangor

Early & High Medieval	Deiniol Elfodd Mordaf Dyfan Revedun Hervey le Breton David the Scot Meurig Arthur of Bardsey Gwion Rotoland Alan (Bishop of Bangor) Robert of Shrewsbury Cadwgan of Llandyfai Hywel ap Ednyfed Richard Anian

Late Medieval	Gruffydd ap Iorwerth Einion Sais Matthew de Englefeld Ithel ap Robert Thomas de Ringstead Alexander Dalby Gervase de Castro Hywel ab Goronwy John Gilbert Geoffrey Herdeby John Swaffham Lewis Aber Richard Young Lewis Byford Gruffydd Young Benedict Nichols William Barrow John Clederowe Thomas Cheriton John Stanberry James Blakedon Richard Edenham Henry Deane Thomas Pigot John Penny Thomas Skevington John Capon John Bird

Early modern	Arthur Bulkeley William Glyn Maurice Clenock Rowland Meyrick Nicholas Robinson Hugh Bellot Richard Vaughan Henry Rowlands Lewis Bayly David Dolben Edmund Griffith William Roberts Robert Price Robert Morgan Humphrey Lloyd Humphrey Humphreys John Evans Benjamin Hoadly Richard Reynolds William Baker Thomas Sherlock Charles Cecil Thomas Herring Matthew Hutton Zachary Pearce John Egerton John Ewer John Moore John Warren William Cleaver John Randolph Henry Majendie Christopher Bethell

Late modern	Colquhoun Campbell Lewis Lloyd Watkin Williams Daniel Davies Charles Green (Archbishop of Wales) David Edwardes Davies John Jones Gwilym Williams (Archbishop of Wales) Cledan Mears Barry Morgan Saunders Davies Anthony Crockett Andrew John

Archbishops of Wales

Alfred Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph
Charles Green, Bishop of Bangor
David Prosser, Bishop of St David's
John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff
Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth
Glyn Simon, Bishop of Llandaff
Gwilym Williams, Bishop of Bangor
Derrick Childs, Bishop of Monmouth
George Noakes, Bishop of St David's
Alwyn Rice Jones, Bishop of St Asaph
Rowan Williams, Bishop of Monmouth
Barry Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff

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