Dewi Morris Bridges (18 November 1933 – 18 May 2015[1]) was a Welsh Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 1988 until 1998.[2]
Bridges was born in Beaufort in Brecknockshire on 18 November 1933.[3] He was educated at the St David's College, Lampeter and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and was ordained after a period of study at Westcott House, Cambridge in 1957.[4]
Dewi Bridges | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Swansea and Brecon | |
| Church | Church in Wales |
| Diocese | Diocese of Swansea and Brecon |
| Elected | 1988 |
| In office | 1988–1998 |
| Predecessor | Benjamin Noel Young Vaughan |
| Successor | Anthony Edward Pierce |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of St Davids (1982–1988) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1957 (deacon) 1958 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1988 by George Noakes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1933 |
| Died | 18 May 2015 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | St David's College, Lampeter, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Westcott House, Cambridge |
- ^ BRIDGES : Obituary
- ^ City & County of Swansea Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X