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Alfred George Edwards (2 November 1848 - 22 July 1937) was elected the first Archbishop of the disestablished Church in Wales. The son of a priest of the Church of England, Edwards was born in Llanymawddwy in Gwynedd. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford before being appointed Warden of Llandovery College in 1875. In the same year he was ordained as a priest and in 1885 he was appointed as the vicar of St Peter's (Carmarthen).〔''Who was Who 1897–20 07'', 1991, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7〕 In 1889 Edwards was appointed the Bishop of St Asaph.〔''The Bishop Of St Asaph (News)'', The Times, 26 April 1889; pg. 7; Issue 32683; col F〕 He was a strong defender of the rights of the established Church of England in Wales in the face of mounting call for disestablishment from the nonconformist and Liberal majority. When the Church of England was disestablished to be the new Church in Wales in 1920, he was elected the first Archbishop of Wales. He retired in 1934, died in 1937 and was buried at St Asaph.〔''Ecclesiastical News, Archbishop Of Wales's Retirement (Official Appointments and Notices)'', The Times, 25 July 1934; pg. 15; Issue 46815; col D〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfred Edwards (archbishop)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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