In Pursuit Of A Welsh Episcopate: Appointments to Welsh Sees, 1840 - 1905

by Brown, Roger Lee

• ISBN13: 9780708319390
• ISBN10: 0708319394
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-13
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

The failure of the established Church in 19th-century Wales to retain the allegiance of its parishioners is examined in this study. The appointed English-speaking Anglo-Welsh bishops misunderstood the character and spirituality of the Welsh people, which fomented a popular demand for Welsh-speaking clergy. This demand is considered within the historical context of the political climate of the day and the pressure of such a vociferous Welsh lobby, and expands beyond the scope of ecclesiastical history of Wales, by encompassing the growing movement for national unity in Wales.

Author Biography

The Reverend Roger Brown is Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for the Advanced Study of Religion in Wales, University of Wales, Bangor. He is also vicar of Welshpool. He has published widely on Welsh ecclesiastical and religious themes.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Foreword

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

In Pursuit of a Welsh Episcopate: Appointments to Welsh Sees, 1840-1905

The Last Political Appointment: The Appointment of Connop Thirlwall to St Davids, 1840

The Alien Bishop in the North: Bishop Short of St Asaph, 1846

The Deceit of Lord John: The Appointment of Alfred Ollivant to Llandaff, 1849

The Scotch Bishop: James Colquhoun Campbell and the Appointment to Bangor, 1859

'Wales for the Welsh': The Appointment of Joshua Hughes to St Asaph, 1870

Mr Disraeli's Choice: The Appointment of Basil Jones to St Davids, 1874

Unexpected and Unknown: Gladstone's Choice for Llandaff, 1883

Alfred George Edwards: His Appointment to St Asaph, 1889

The Levisian Maze: The Election to Bangor, 1890

The True Welshman from the North: The Election to St Davids, 1897

A Vacancy in Bangor: The Episcopal Election of 1898

The Last State Appointment: The Appointment of Joshua Pritchard Hughes to Llandaff, 1905

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.