Jack Thomas (bishop)
John James Absalom "Jack" Thomas (17 May 1908 – 27 February 1995[1]) was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 1958[2] until 1976.[3]
Jack Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Swansea and Brecon | |
| Church | Church in Wales |
| Diocese | Diocese of Swansea and Brecon |
| In office | 1958 to 1976 |
| Predecessor | Glyn Simon |
| Successor | Benjamin Vaughan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John James Absalom Thomas 17 May 1908 |
| Died | 27 February 1995 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Thomas was educated at the University of Aberystwyth and Keble College, Oxford, and was ordained in 1932.[4] He held curacies at Llancaiach and Sketty after which he was the Bishop's Messenger and Examining Chaplain for the Swansea diocese. He was then Warden of Church Hostel, Bangor, and a lecturer at the University College of North Wales until 1944. Following this he was Vicar of Swansea and then Archdeacon of Gower - before being enthroned as Bishop of Swansea and Brecon on 2 February 1958.[5] He made his son, David, (who served as Provincial Assistant Bishop in the Church in Wales from 1996 to 2008) a deacon on 21 May 1967 at St Asaph Cathedral;[6] Jack retired in 1976.
References
- Who was Who 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- Electoral College Reaches Decision Ven. J. J. A. Thomas New Bishop Of Swansea The Times Friday, Nov 29, 1957; pg. 7; Issue 54011; col F
- Diocesan web site
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
- "Bishop of Swansea Enthroned Emphasis on Church Unity", The Times Monday, 3 February 1958, p. 10.
- "Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5441. 26 May 1967. p. 13. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.