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William Blethyn

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Church
  
Church of England

Died
  
1591


In office
  
1575–1591

Successor
  
Name
  
William Blethyn

Predecessor
  
William Blethyn William Blethyn Pedigree Roll Jeremy B Blevins

William Blethyn was a prebendary of York and a bishop of Llandaff. He died in 1591.

Life

Blethyn was reputed to have been born at Shirenewton Hall, a large country house at Shirenewton in Monmouthshire, although his descendants were also said to have resided at Dinham, in a mansion on the site later occupied by Great Dinham Farm.

He was educated at Oxford, at either New Inn Hall or Broadgates Hall. He took orders, became archdeacon of Brecon in 1567 and also bishop of Llandaff in 1575, holding several livings at the same time in order to boost the scanty endowments of the see. Blethyn made efforts to maintain the fabric of his cathedral.

He died in October 1590, leaving three sons, and was buried in the church of Mathern.

References

William Blethyn Wikipedia


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