St Michael'S College, Llandaff

About St Michael'S College, Llandaff

St Michael's College, Cardiff is an Anglican Theological college in Llandaff, Wales. The college was founded in 1892, and has been situated at its present site in Llandaff since 1904. Among its many alumni is the poet R. S. Thomas. Recent historyIn Spring 2014, following a review titled "A report on the future of theological training in the Church in Wales", the college was faced with major changes, particularly the call to cease residential training at the college. After the announcement of the report at the Governing Body of the Church in Wales in April 2014, the college staff and the staff of St Seriol's Centre in Bangor wrote a follow up report making recommendations for change to the bench of bishops of the Church in Wales. The bench accepted these recommendations and a press release from the Church in Wales announced: WardensThe following people have been wardens: Glyn Simon (later Bishop of Llandaff and Archbishop of Wales) Eryl Stephen Thomas (later Bishop of Monmouth and Bishop of Llandaff) Harold John Charles (later Bishop of St. Asaph) O. G. Rees John Hughes (later Bishop of Kensington) John Rowlands John Holdsworth Peter Sedgwick 2004-2014 Mark Clavier (Acting principal)Notable former studentsLeonard HodgsonAlwyn Rice Jones (Bishop of St Asaph and Archbishop of Wales)R. S. Thomas (poet and priest)John David Edward Davies (Bishop of Swansea and Brecon)Gregory Kenneth Cameron (Bishop of St Asaph)John Wyn Evans (Bishop of St David's)Richard Pain (Bishop of Monmouth)Paul Groves (poet and critic) Martin Dudley (priest)Raymond Roberts (Chaplain of the Fleet)

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St Michael's College, Cardiff is an Anglican Theological college in Llandaff, Wales. The college was founded in 1892, and has been situated at its present site in Llandaff since 1904. Among its many alumni is the poet R. S. Thomas. Recent historyIn Spring 2014, following a review titled "A report on the future of theological training in the Church in Wales", the college was faced with major changes, particularly the call to cease residential training at the college. After the announcement of the report at the Governing Body of the Church in Wales in April 2014, the college staff and the staff of St Seriol's Centre in Bangor wrote a follow up report making recommendations for change to the bench of bishops of the Church in Wales. The bench accepted these recommendations and a press release from the Church in Wales announced: WardensThe following people have been wardens: Glyn Simon (later Bishop of Llandaff and Archbishop of Wales) Eryl Stephen Thomas (later Bishop of Monmouth and Bishop of Llandaff) Harold John Charles (later Bishop of St. Asaph) O. G. Rees John Hughes (later Bishop of Kensington) John Rowlands John Holdsworth Peter Sedgwick 2004-2014 Mark Clavier (Acting principal)Notable former studentsLeonard HodgsonAlwyn Rice Jones (Bishop of St Asaph and Archbishop of Wales)R. S. Thomas (poet and priest)John David Edward Davies (Bishop of Swansea and Brecon)Gregory Kenneth Cameron (Bishop of St Asaph)John Wyn Evans (Bishop of St David's)Richard Pain (Bishop of Monmouth)Paul Groves (poet and critic) Martin Dudley (priest)Raymond Roberts (Chaplain of the Fleet)

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St Michael'S College, Llandaff is located at Cardiff