Barry Morgan
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| The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Barry Morgan MA, DPhil, DCL, DD, FBA | |
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| Archbishop of Wales | |
| Enthroned | 12 July 2003 |
| Reign ended | Incumbent |
| Predecessor | Rowan Williams |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Barry Morgan |
| Born | 1947 (age 62–63) Neath, Glamorgan, Wales |
The Most Rev Dr. Barry Morgan (born 1947) has been the leader and Archbishop of the Church in Wales since 2003.
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[edit] Biography
Archbishop Morgan was born in Neath, Glamorgan, and studied history at University College, London, and theology at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge.
[edit] Career
Archbishop Morgan was ordained in 1973 and became a parish priest and later a lecturer in theology. In 1993 he became Bishop of Bangor and in 1999 Bishop of Llandaff.
He has served on the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, and serves on the Primates Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion. He was a member of the Lambeth Commission which produced the Windsor Report 2004.
Welsh-speaking, he has written books on various subjects, including the poetry of R. S. Thomas. ”Archbishop Barry” as he is affectionately known, uses a unique style in the liturgy in which he occasionally uses the Welsh language during his services.
Archbishop Morgan is currently Pro-Chancellor of the University of Wales, a fellow of Cardiff, UWIC, Bangor and Lampeter and President of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs. He chaired an inquiry on behalf of Shelter Cymru on homelessness in Wales.
He enjoys playing golf and reading novels.
[edit] Key debates
In September 2006, he challenged the UK government's plans to renew the Trident nuclear missile system. According to the BBC,[1] he expressed concern "about the government's apparent commitment to a long-term replacement for the Trident weapons system. With that kind of money we could prevent 16,000 children dying every day from diseases caused by impure water and malnutrition. The deaths of 16,000 children a day is the equivalent of 40 jumbo jets crashing every day of every week. Our world would not tolerate that - just look at what happens when our airports grind to a halt. But we do tolerate hunger, poverty and impure water, and are prepared to contemplate spending our resources on weapons of mass destruction." The Archbishop clarified that the view expressed were his own, and not those of the Church in Wales, however, the Church Governing body later supported his views,[2] supporting the motion that "...the Governing Body deplore the decision of Her Majesty’s Government to consider the maintenance and renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons programme."
In December 2007, Morgan blamed "fundamentalist atheism" for the phenomeneon of de-Christianisation in public life,[3] saying that Christmas was being called "Winterval," hospitals were removing Christian symbols from their chapels, and schools were refusing to allow children to send Christmas cards.[4]
[edit] Offices held
| Church in Wales titles | ||
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| Preceded by John Cledan Mears |
Bishop of Bangor 1992 - 1999 |
Succeeded by Francis James Saunders Davies |
| Preceded by Roy Thomas Davies |
Bishop of Llandaff 1999–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Rowan Williams |
Archbishop of Wales 2003–present |
Incumbent |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Dafydd Wigley |
Pro-Chancellor of the University of Wales 2006- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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