Cledan Mears Explained

John Cledan Mears (8 September 1922 – 13 July 2014) was the Anglican Bishop of Bangor from 1982 to 1992.[1] [2] [3]

Mears was born on 8 September 1922. He was educated at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth.[4] Ordained in 1947,[5] he began his ministry with curacies at Mostyn and Rhosllannerchrugog before being appointed Vicar of Cwm. From 1959 to 1973 he was a lecturer at Cardiff University after which he became the vicar of St Mark's Gabalfa, his last position before his ordination to the episcopate.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/periods/ww2-when-war-broke-out.shtml BBC Wales
  2. Web site: Diocese of Bangor . 19 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051242/http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/bangor/diocese/bishops/ . 7 June 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Bishop Cledan Mears (1922-2014) - The Diocese of Bangor . Bangor.churchinwales.org.uk . 2014-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140726084154/http://bangor.churchinwales.org.uk/news/2014/07/bishop-cledan-mears-1922-2014/ . 26 July 2014 . dead .
  4. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  5. [Who's Who]
  6. http://www.bangorcivicsociety.org.uk/pages/hisso/bishops.htm Bangor Civic Society

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