Diocese of Saint David’s

Historical Details

• Diocese of Saint David’s
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Canterbury
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Wales
  • Region: Great Britain

Past Ordinaries

• Bernard † ( 1115 Appointed - 1147 Died)
• David FitzGerald † ( 1147 Appointed - 8 May 1176 Died)
• Peter de Leia † ( 1176 Appointed - 16 Jul 1198 Died)
• Gerald of Wales † (29 Jun 1199 Appointed - 10 Nov 1203 Resigned)
• Geoffrey of Henlaw † (10 Nov 1203 Appointed - 1214 Died)
• Gervase Jorwerth † (18 Jun 1215 Appointed - Jan 1229 Died)
• Anselm le Gras, O.F.M. † (7 Apr 1229 Appointed - 1247 Died)
• Thomas Wallensis (Welchmann) † (16 Jul 1247 Appointed - 11 Jul 1255 Died)
• Richard Carew † ( 1256 Appointed - 1 Apr 1280 Died)
• Thomas Beck † (6 Jul 1280 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1293 Died)
• David Martin † (30 Sep 1293 Confirmed - 9 Mar 1328 Died)
• Henry Gower † (1 May 1328 Appointed - 1347 Died)
• John Thoresby † (23 May 1347 Appointed - 4 Sep 1349 Appointed, Bishop of Worcester, England)
• Reginald Brian † (11 Sep 1349 Appointed - 22 Oct 1352 Appointed, Bishop of Worcester, England)
• Thomas Fastolf † (22 Oct 1352 Appointed - Jun 1361 Died)
• Adam Houghton † (20 Sep 1361 Appointed - 13 Feb 1389 Died)
• John Gilbert, O.P. † (22 May 1389 Appointed - 28 Jul 1397 Died)
• Guy Mone (de Mona) † (30 Aug 1397 Appointed - 31 Aug 1407 Died)
• Henry Chicheley † (4 Oct 1407 Appointed - 27 Apr 1414 Appointed, Archbishop of Canterbury, England)
• John Catterick (Catrik) † (27 Apr 1414 Appointed - 1 Feb 1415 Appointed, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England)
• Stephen Patryngton (Patrington), O. Carm. † (1 Feb 1415 Appointed - 22 Nov 1417 Died)
• Benedict Nicholls † (15 Dec 1417 Appointed - 25 Jun 1433 Died)
• Thomas Rudborne † (5 Oct 1433 Appointed - 1442 Died)
• William Linwood † (27 Jun 1442 Appointed - 21 Oct 1446 Died)
• John Langton † (23 Jan 1447 Appointed - 22 May 1447 Died)
• John de la Bere † (20 Sep 1447 Appointed - 1460 Resigned)
• Robert Tully † (11 Aug 1460 Appointed - 1481 Died)
• Richard Martin † (26 Apr 1482 Appointed - 1483 Died)
• Thomas Langton † (4 Jul 1483 Appointed - 9 Feb 1485 Appointed, Bishop of Salisbury, England)
• Hugh Pavy † (16 May 1485 Appointed - 1496 Died)
• John Morgan † (3 Aug 1496 Appointed - 15 May 1504 Died)
• Robert Sherborne † (5 Jan 1505 Appointed - 18 Sep 1508 Appointed, Bishop of Chichester, England)
• Edward Vaughan † (13 Jun 1509 Appointed - Nov 1522 Died)
• Richard Rawlins † (11 Mar 1523 Appointed - 18 Feb 1536 Died)
• Henry Morgan † (1 Apr 1554 Ordained Bishop - Jun 1559 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Thomas Beck † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1280 to 20 Apr 1293)
• John de la Bere † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1447 to 1460)
• Reginald Brian † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1349 to 22 Oct 1352)
• Richard Carew † (Bishop: 1256 to 1 Apr 1280)
• John Catterick (Catrik) † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1414 to 1 Feb 1415)
• Henry Chicheley † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1407 to 27 Apr 1414)
• Thomas Fastolf † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1352 to Jun 1361)
• David FitzGerald † (Bishop: 1147 to 8 May 1176)
• John Gilbert, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 May 1389 to 28 Jul 1397)
• Henry Gower † (Bishop: 1 May 1328 to 1347)
• Geoffrey of Henlaw † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1203 to 1214)
• Adam Houghton † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1361 to 13 Feb 1389)
• Gervase Jorwerth † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1215 to Jan 1229)
• John Langton † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1447 to 22 May 1447)
• Thomas Langton † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1483 to 9 Feb 1485)
• Anselm le Gras, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1229 to 1247)
• Peter de Leia † (Bishop: 1176 to 16 Jul 1198)
• William Linwood † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1442 to 21 Oct 1446)
• David Martin † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1293 to 9 Mar 1328)
• Richard Martin † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1482 to 1483)
• Guy Mone (de Mona) † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1397 to 31 Aug 1407)
• Henry Morgan † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1554 to Jun 1559)
• John Morgan † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1496 to 15 May 1504)
• Benedict Nicholls † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1417 to 25 Jun 1433)
• Stephen Patryngton (Patrington), O. Carm. † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1415 to 22 Nov 1417)
• Hugh Pavy † (Bishop: 16 May 1485 to 1496)
• Richard Rawlins † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1523 to 18 Feb 1536)
• Thomas Rudborne † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1433 to 1442)
• Robert Sherborne † (Bishop: 5 Jan 1505 to 18 Sep 1508)
• John Thoresby † (Bishop: 23 May 1347 to 4 Sep 1349)
• Robert Tully † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1460 to 1481)
• Edward Vaughan † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1509 to Nov 1522)
• Gerald of Wales † (Bishop: 29 Jun 1199 to 10 Nov 1203)
• Thomas Wallensis (Welchmann) † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1247 to 11 Jul 1255)
• Bernard † (Bishop: 1115 to 1147)

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