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Bishop of Llandaff, Wales

William Blethyn
Bishop of Llandaff
William Blethyn (right) and Hugh Jones
Church	Church of England
See	Diocese of Llandaff
In office	1575–1591
Predecessor	Hugh Jones
Successor	Gervase Babington
Personal details
Died	1591

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 and 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, at Shirenewton Hall, leaving three sons, and was buried in the church of Mathern.

References

^ "KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, 1901". freepages.rootsweb.com.
Lawson Lowe, Major A. E. (1881). "Monumental Inscriptions at Shirenewton Church, in the County of Monmouth". The Genealogist. William Pollard & Company.: 289.
^ Miller 1886.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Miller, Arthur (1886). "Blethyn, William". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 215.

Glyn Simon: Enthronement Sermon September 1957 (Friends of Llandaff Cathedral Report 1958)

Church of England titles
Preceded byHugh Jones	Bishop of Llandaff 1575–1591	Succeeded byGervase Babington

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Elias Jordan Gerald of Wales Gerald de Barri (the younger) John Roger John de Fecham Henry de Villa Adam Bareth Philip ap Hywel Gruffudd ap Rhys Morgan ab Einion Richard Gyldesford Roger Stafford David Chirbury William Walter Richard Fetherston Richard Gwent John Blaxton George Constantine William Downham Walter Jones William Blethyn Andrew Phillips Isaac Singleton William Nicholson Timothy Halton Roger Griffith Richard Davies Thomas Payn Thomas Eynon Edward Edwards Richard Davies Richard William Davies Henry de Winton William Bevan Edward Bevan Henry Church Jones Henry Stewart Richard Cole-Hamilton William Wilkinson Thomas Griffiths Owain Jones Wynford Rees Brian James Elwyn John Randolph Thomas Alan Jevons

Archdeacons of Brecon

v t e Bishops of Llandaff
High Medieval	Joseph Herewald Urban Uhtred Nicholas ap Gwrgant William de Saltmarsh Henry de Abergavenny William de Goldcliff Elias de Radnor William de Christchurch William de Burgh John de la Ware William de Radnor William de Braose Philip de Staunton
Late Medieval	John of Monmouth Alexander de Monmouth John de Egglescliffe John Paschal Rodger Cradock Thomas Rushhook William Bottlesham Edmund de Bromfield Robert Tideman of Winchcombe Andrew Barret John Burghill Thomas Peverel John de la Zouche John Wells Nicholas Ashby John Hunden John Smith John Marshall John Ingleby
Early modern	Miles Salley George de Athequa Robert Holgate Anthony Kitchin Hugh Jones William Blethyn Gervase Babington William Morgan Francis Godwin George Carleton Theophilus Feild William Murray Morgan Owen Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) Hugh Lloyd Francis Davies William Lloyd William Beaw John Tyler Robert Clavering John Harris Matthias Mawson John Gilbert Edward Cresset Richard Newcome John Ewer Jonathan Shipley Hon Shute Barrington Richard Watson Herbert Marsh William Van Mildert Charles Sumner Edward Copleston Alfred Ollivant Richard Lewis Joshua Pritchard Hughes
Church in Wales	Joshua Pritchard Hughes Timothy Rees John Morgan (Archbishop of Wales) Glyn Simon (Archbishop of Wales) Eryl Thomas John Poole-Hughes Roy Davies Barry Morgan (Archbishop of Wales) June Osborne Mary Stallard

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