Dewi Bridges
Dewi Morris Bridges (18 November 1933 – 18 May 2015) was a Welsh Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 1988 until 1998.
Bridges was born in Beaufort in Brecknockshire on 18 November 1933. 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.
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 |