The Archdeacon of Llandaff is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church in WalesDiocese of Llandaff. The archdeacon is the senior priest with responsibility over the area of the archdeaconry of Llandaff, one of three archdeaconries in the diocese (the others are Margam and Morgannwg). The archdeaconry of Llandaff currently consists of five deaneries: Cardiff, Llandaff, Merthyr Tydfil & Caerphilly, Pontypridd, and Penarth & Barry.[1]
History
The first recorded archdeacons of Llandaff occur soon after the Norman Conquest. However, no territorial titles are recorded until after c. 1125. Until 1843, when the separate position of Dean of Llandaff was created, the Archdeacon also performed the duties of cathedral dean.
^Note that source 9 and source 7 contradict each other on the matter of John Clegge being an Archdeacon. Source 7 states that the office was vacant from 1646-1660.
^"Chocke-Colepeper". British History Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024. Clegge, John. subscribed 30 April 1613; B.A. from St. Alban Hall 22 April 1616, M.A. 4 Feb., 1618-19; clerk, licenced 28 May 1628, to marry Dorothy Baker, spinster; rector of Llangibby, co. Monmouth, 1622, and of Llansoy, co. Monmouth, 1630, canon of Llandaff 1630, etc., and archdeacon 1646. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus & Marriage Licences, ed. Foster.