Ivor Rees (bishop)

John Ivor Rees (19 February 1926 – 11 January 2012) was a Welsh Anglican bishop. He was formerly the Bishop of St David's.^[1][2]

Rees was educated at Llanelli Grammar School and the University of Aberystwyth, after World War II service in the Royal Navy^[3] (Coastal Forces and the British Pacific Fleet) he was ordained in 1953. After curacies in Fishguard and Llangathen he became priest in charge of Uzmaston. Later he held incumbencies at Slebech, Llangollen and Wrexham before being appointed Dean of Bangor in 1976. In 1988 he became Archdeacon of St David's and an assistant bishop in the diocese. In 1991 he became the diocesan bishop, resigning his See effective 15 October 1995,^[4] due to reaching the retirement age.^[5] He was a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem from 1993 until 2002.

References

1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
2. Who's Who2008 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
3. Shipmate Bishop Ivor Rees Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Briefly: Welsh bishop to retire". Church Times. No. 6891. 10 March 1995. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 August 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.
5. "BBC News - Former Bishop of St David's, Ivor Rees, dies aged 85". Bbc.co.uk. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.