Barry Morgan (bishop)

Barry Cennydd Morgan (born 31 January 1947) is a retired Welsh Anglican bishop from Neath, Wales who, from 2003 to Jan 2017, was Archbishop of Wales. He was both Primate and Metropolitan of the Church in Wales; Morgan was the Bishop of Bangor from 1992 to 1999, and was the Bishop of Llandaff from 1999 until his retirement in January 2017. He was the longest serving archbishop in the entire Anglican Communion.

The Right Reverend

Barry Morgan

KStJ
Former Archbishop of Wales
ChurchChurch in Wales
In officeMay 2003 to January 2017
PredecessorRowan Williams
SuccessorJohn Davies
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination1972 (deacon)
1973 (priest)
Consecration9 January 1993
Personal details
Born
Barry Cennydd Morgan

(1947-01-31) 31 January 1947
Neath, Wales, United Kingdom
NationalityWelsh
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma mater
  • University College London
  • Selwyn College, Cambridge
  • Westcott House, Cambridge
  • University of Wales
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