Glyndwr Renowden

The Venerable Glyndwr Rhys Renowden CB,[1] BA was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

He was born into an ecclesiastical family[2] on 13 August 1929,[3] educated at Llanelli Grammar School and St David’s College, Lampeter and ordained in 1953. After curacies at St Mary’s, Tenby and St Mary’s, Chepstow[4] he entered the RAF Chaplaincy Service, in which he served for 30 years eventually becoming an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1980) and the service's Chaplain-in-Chief (1983). He retired from military service in 1988 and became Priest in charge at Llanfallteg with Clunderwen and Castell Dwyran.

He died on 17 August 2002.

Notes and references
  1. 13 June 1987
  2. His father was the Revd Charles Renowden, sometime Vicar of Dafen, Carmarthenshire> “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7 and his brother the Very Revd Raymond Renowden, Dean of St Asaph
  3. Who's Who 1996: London, A & C Black, 1996 ISBN 0-7136-4255-6
  4. Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Herbert James Stuart		 Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF
1983–1988		 Succeeded by
Brian Halfpenny


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