Joshua Pritchard Hughes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joshua Pritchard Hughes

British bishop

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1847

Place of Birth: Llandovery, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1938

Profession: priest

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Joshua Pritchard Hughes

  • Joshua Pritchard Hughes (13 February 1847 – 8 April 1938) was Bishop of Llandaff from 1905 to 1931.Hughes was born into an ecclesiastical family, the son of Joshua Hughes (Bishop of St Asaph 1870–1889).
  • His older brother was the geologist Thomas McKenny Hughes.
  • He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Balliol College, Oxford and ordained in 1871.
  • He was a curate in Neath from 1872 to 1877, vicar of Newcastle, Bridgend from 1878 to 1884 and then Llantrisant from 1884 to 1905 before his ordination to the episcopate.The Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' was selected by him and named in his honour.

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