John Richard Worthington Poole-Hughes (8 August 1916 – 25 October 1988) was a Bishop of South-West Tanganyika and a Bishop of Llandaff.
He was born in Carmarthenshire, Wales to Canon W. W. Poole-Hughes and his wife,[1] and was educated at Uppingham School and Hertford College, Oxford. On graduation, he joined the Royal Artillery and fought in World War II; he was taken prisoner at Mersa Matruh in Egypt, but escaped to return to his unit.[1]
After the war he studied at Wells Theological College and was ordained in 1948. After a curacy at St Michael and All Angels, Aberystwyth[2] he served as a missionary in East Africa[3] rising to the rank of diocesan Bishop in Tanzania.[4] After serving as Assistant Bishop and as curate of Llantwit Major he was appointed to succeed Eryl Thomas as Bishop of Llandaff in 1975[5] and enthroned in the following year.
He contributed to the publication of Escape an episode in the life of John Richard Worthington Poole-Hughes, Bishop of South West Tanganyika, 1962-1974.[6]
His diaries and letters are held at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University.[7]
He died in 1988; he left no wife or children.[1]
- ^ a b c Hertford College Oxford website, Hertford College Magazine, Volume 75 (1989), page 45
- ^ Church web site
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- ^ The Times, Wednesday, 10 December 1975; pg. 18; Issue 59574; col E Church news New Bishop of Llandaff
- ^ Imperial War Museum website, Escape an episode in the life of John Richard Worthington Poole-Hughes, Bishop of South West Tanganyika, 1962-1974
- ^ National Archives website, Poole Hughes, John Richard Worthington, (1916-1988), Bishop of Llandaff