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Glyndwr Renowden

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The Venerable Glyndwr Rhys Renowden CB (13 August 1929 – 17 August 2002) was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

Biography

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He was born into an ecclesiastical family[a] on 13 August 1929.[2] He was educated at Llanelli Grammar School and St David's College, Lampeter.[3]

Renowden ordained in 1953. He served curacies at St Mary's, Tenby and St Mary's, Chepstow.[3] He then entered the Chaplains Branch of the Royal Air Force (RAF), in which he served for 30 years. He was appointed Resident Chaplain of St Clement Danes, in London, the central church of the Royal Air Force (1976). Eventually becoming an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1980) and the service's Chaplain-in-Chief (1983). He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4]

He retired from military service in 1988 and stepped down as Honorary Chaplain to the Queen.[5] He then became Priest in charge at Llanfallteg with Clunderwen and Castell Dwyran.

He died on 17 August 2002.

Notes

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  1. ^ His father was the Revd Charles Renowden, sometime Vicar of Dafen, Carmarthenshire[1] and his brother the Very Revd Raymond Renowden, Dean of St Asaph

References

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  1. ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. ^ Who's Who 1996: London, A & C Black, 1996 ISBN 0-7136-4255-6
  3. ^ a b Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  4. ^ 13 June 1987
  5. ^ "No. 51420". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 July 1988. p. 8452.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF
1983–1988
Succeeded by