Glyn Simon
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William Glyn Hughes Simon, DD (1903-1972) was Archbishop of Wales from 1968 to 1971.
Educated at Christ College, Brecon from 1913, he went on to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1922. He was Warden of St Michael's College, Llandaff, at the same time that the poet R. S. Thomas was training there for the priesthood. As Dean of Llandaff he was largely responsible for the reconstruction of the war-damaged nave of the cathedral, commissioning Epstein's Majestas or statue of Christ in majesty. As Bishop of Swansea and Brecon he developed a sympathy for the Welsh language. He was a brilliant Bishop of Llandaff representing a moderate form of Anglo-Catholicism (notably proceeding to the appointment of women deacons) and an original voice of Anglicanism outside the established Church of England. His brief period as Archbishop of Wales is often regarded as less successful.
His public interventions include his vigorous stance at the time of the Aberfan disaster (1966) and his visit to the imprisoned language campaigner, Dafydd Iwan (1970). Other issues which engaged his attention include Apartheid and Nuclear Disarmament. Simon played a prominent role at the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales (1969).
Bibliography
Owain W.Jones, Glyn Simon,His Life and Opinions,1981.
The Origins of the Church in Wales, and her History up to the Reformation (Welsh Church Congress),1953.
Torch Commentary I Corinthians, 1959.
Then and Now (primary visitation),1961.
The Landmark,1962.
Feeding the Flock, 1964.
A Time of Change (second visitation),1966.
transl. of J. Danielou, The Ministry of Women in the Early Church, 1961.
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| Preceded by: John Morgan |
Bishop of Llandaff 1957–1971 |
Succeeded by: Eryl Stephen Thomas |
| Preceded by: Edwin Morris |
Archbishop of Wales 1968–1971 |
Succeeded by: Gwilym Owen Williams |
