Leslie Lloyd Rees (properly surnamed Lloyd-Rees, but sometimes called Rees; 14 April 1919 – 4 July 2013)[1] was variously Honorary Chaplain to the Queen,[2] Chaplain-General of Prisons[3] and Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury.[4]
Leslie Lloyd Rees | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Shrewsbury | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
| In office | 1980–1986 |
| Predecessor | Francis Cocks |
| Successor | John Davies |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Winchester (1987–2004) Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1971–1980) Chaplain-General of Prisons (1962–1980) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1942 (deacon); 1943 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1980 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1919 |
| Died | 4 July 2013 (aged 94) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Rees Thomas & Elizabeth |
| Spouse | Rosamond Smith (m. 1944; d. 1989) |
| Children | 2 sons (1 d.) |
| Profession | Prison chaplain |
| Alma mater | Kelham Theological College |
Rees was educated at Kelham Theological College.[5] He was made deacon at Michaelmas 1942 (20 September)[6] and ordained priest the Michaelmas following (18 September 1943) — both times by John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff at Llandaff Cathedral.[7][8] after a brief curacy at St Saviour, Roath,[9] he embarked on a long career as a Prison Chaplain: he was successively Chaplain at Cardiff, Durham, Dartmoor and Winchester.[5] In 1962 he was appointed to the head of the service (Chaplain-General of Prisons), a post he held until his appointment to the episcopate 18 years later.[10] He was also appointed honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral in 1966.[11] He was consecrated a bishop on 3 November 1980, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[12] He became a Chaplain of the Order of St John (ChStJ).
In retirement he was an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester,[13] having settled in Alresford, Hampshire.[11] and served as a member of the Parole Board for England and Wales from 1987 to 1990.[5]
Later in retirement he moved to a retirement home at Blackwater, Isle of Wight[5] where he died in July 2013, aged 94.
References edit
- ^ "Telegraph Announcements - Leslie Rees". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Sep 09, 1971; pg. 16; Issue 58272; col A Appointments: new Chaplains to the Queen
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, Jan 30, 1980; pg. 17; Issue 60537; col B Resignation of the Chaplain-General to the Prison Service
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
- ^ a b c d ‘REES, Leslie Lloyd’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 6 July 2012
- ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 4158. 2 October 1942. p. 538. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 4210. 1 October 1943. p. 509. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Long serving Chaplain General of the Prison Service who used his boxing credentials to good effect to establish a rapport with inmates" Obituaries p47 The Times Issue no 70,934 dated Thursday 11 July 2013
- ^ Parish details Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Times, Saturday 9 August 1980; pg. 14; Issue 60699; col A Church news New Bishop of Shrewsbury
- ^ a b "Bishop Leslie dies aged 94". Shropshire Star. 14 July 2013. p. 5.
- ^ "picture caption". Church Times. No. 6143. 7 November 1980. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ The Independent – Birthdays, 13 April 1996