Jack Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Swansea and Brecon | |
| Church | Church in Wales |
| Diocese | Diocese of Swansea and Brecon |
| In office | 1958 to 1976 |
| Predecessor | Glyn Simon |
| Successor | Benjamin Vaughan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John James Absalom Thomas 17 May 1908 |
| Died | 27 February 1995 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
John James Absalom "Jack" Thomas (17 May 1908 – 27 February 1995[1]) was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 1958[2] until 1976.[3]
Thomas was educated at the University of Aberystwyth and Keble College, Oxford, and was ordained in 1932.[4] He held curacies at Llancaiach and Sketty after which he was the Bishop's Messenger and Examining Chaplain for the Swansea diocese. He was then Warden of Church Hostel, Bangor, and a lecturer at the University College of North Wales until 1944. Following this he was Vicar of Swansea and then Archdeacon of Gower - before being enthroned as Bishop of Swansea and Brecon on 2 February 1958.[5] He made his son, David, (who served as Provincial Assistant Bishop in the Church in Wales from 1996 to 2008) a deacon on 21 May 1967 at St Asaph Cathedral;[6] Jack retired in 1976.