Leslie Lloyd Rees | |
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Bishop of Shrewsbury | |
Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
In office | 1980–1986 |
Predecessor | Francis Cocks |
Successor | John Davies |
Other post(s) |
Honorary assistant bishop in
Winchester (1987–2004) Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1971–1980) Chaplain-General of Prisons (1962–1980) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1942 (deacon); 1943 (priest) |
Consecration | 1980 |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 April 1919 |
Died | 4 July 2013 | (aged 94)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Rees Thomas & Elizabeth |
Spouse | Rosamond Smith (m. 1944; d. 1989) |
Children | 2 sons (1 d.) |
Profession | Prison chaplain |
Alma mater | Kelham Theological College |
Leslie Lloyd Rees (properly surnamed Lloyd-Rees, but sometimes called Rees; 14 April 1919 – 4 July 2013) [1] was variously Honorary Chaplain to the Queen, [2] Chaplain-General of Prisons [3] and Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury. [4]
Rees was educated at Kelham Theological College. [5] He was made deacon at Michaelmas 1942 (20 September) [6] and ordained priest the Michaelmas following (18 September 1943) — both times by John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff at Llandaff Cathedral. [7] [8] after a brief curacy at St Saviour, Roath, [9] he embarked on a long career as a Prison Chaplain: he was successively Chaplain at Cardiff, Durham, Dartmoor and Winchester. [5] In 1962 he was appointed to the head of the service ( Chaplain-General of Prisons), a post he held until his appointment to the episcopate 18 years later. [10] He was also appointed honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral in 1966. [11] He was consecrated a bishop on 3 November 1980, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey. [12] He became a Chaplain of the Order of St John (ChStJ).
In retirement he was an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester, [13] having settled in Alresford, Hampshire. [11] and served as a member of the Parole Board for England and Wales from 1987 to 1990. [5]
Later in retirement he moved to a retirement home at Blackwater, Isle of Wight [5] where he died in July 2013, aged 94.
Leslie Lloyd Rees | |
---|---|
Bishop of Shrewsbury | |
Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
In office | 1980–1986 |
Predecessor | Francis Cocks |
Successor | John Davies |
Other post(s) |
Honorary assistant bishop in
Winchester (1987–2004) Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1971–1980) Chaplain-General of Prisons (1962–1980) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1942 (deacon); 1943 (priest) |
Consecration | 1980 |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 April 1919 |
Died | 4 July 2013 | (aged 94)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Rees Thomas & Elizabeth |
Spouse | Rosamond Smith (m. 1944; d. 1989) |
Children | 2 sons (1 d.) |
Profession | Prison chaplain |
Alma mater | Kelham Theological College |
Leslie Lloyd Rees (properly surnamed Lloyd-Rees, but sometimes called Rees; 14 April 1919 – 4 July 2013) [1] was variously Honorary Chaplain to the Queen, [2] Chaplain-General of Prisons [3] and Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury. [4]
Rees was educated at Kelham Theological College. [5] He was made deacon at Michaelmas 1942 (20 September) [6] and ordained priest the Michaelmas following (18 September 1943) — both times by John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff at Llandaff Cathedral. [7] [8] after a brief curacy at St Saviour, Roath, [9] he embarked on a long career as a Prison Chaplain: he was successively Chaplain at Cardiff, Durham, Dartmoor and Winchester. [5] In 1962 he was appointed to the head of the service ( Chaplain-General of Prisons), a post he held until his appointment to the episcopate 18 years later. [10] He was also appointed honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral in 1966. [11] He was consecrated a bishop on 3 November 1980, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey. [12] He became a Chaplain of the Order of St John (ChStJ).
In retirement he was an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester, [13] having settled in Alresford, Hampshire. [11] and served as a member of the Parole Board for England and Wales from 1987 to 1990. [5]
Later in retirement he moved to a retirement home at Blackwater, Isle of Wight [5] where he died in July 2013, aged 94.