Joshua Pritchard Hughes Explained

Joshua Pritchard Hughes
Bishop of Llandaff
Diocese:Diocese of Llandaff
Term:1905–1931
Predecessor:Richard Lewis
Successor:Timothy Rees
Birth Date:13 February 1847
Birth Place:Llandovery, Carmarthenshire
Buried:Eridge, Sussex
Nationality:Welsh
Religion:Anglican
Parents:Joshua Hughes
Margaret McKenny
Education:Shrewsbury School
Alma Mater:Balliol College, Oxford

Joshua Pritchard Hughes (13 February 1847 – 8 April 1938[1]) was Bishop of Llandaff from 1905 to 1931.[2]

Hughes was born into an ecclesiastical family, the son of Joshua Hughes (Bishop of St Asaph 1870–1889). His older brother was the geologist Thomas McKenny Hughes. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Balliol College, Oxford and ordained in 1871. He was a curate in Neath from 1872 to 1877, vicar of Newcastle, Bridgend from 1878 to 1884 [3] and then Llantrisant from 1884 to 1905 [4] before his ordination to the episcopate.[5]

The Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' was selected by him and named in his honour.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897–2007]
  2. "Consecration Of Bishops", The Times Friday, 2 June 1905; pg. 4; Issue 37723; col D
  3. http://www.kenfig.org.uk/st-theodore-vicarage.html Founder of St Theodore’s Church
  4. http://www.llantrisant.net/timeline2.htm Llantrisant time line
  5. The Clergy List London, Kelly’s, 1913
  6. Web site: Bourne. Val. My dahlias are brightening up September. The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2013. 20 October 2013.