Bill Pritchard (priest)
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Thomas William (Bill) Pritchard (4 March 1933 – 8 July 2021) was a Welsh Anglican priest; he was Archdeacon of Montgomery from 1987 to 1998.[1] He was also the author of a number of works of local history, writing as T.W. Pritchard.
Clerical career
Pritchard was educated at University College of North Staffordshire, where he read history and politics.[4] He trained for ordination at St Michael's College, Llandaff, and was ordained deacon in 1957 and priest in 1958.[5]
He served his title at Holywell (1957-61) and Ruabon (1961-63).[6] He was then incumbent of Pontfadog (1963-70) and Llanferres with Nercwys and Eryrys (1971-77).[7][8]
He was the St Asaph Diocesan Archivist from 1976 to 1998.[9] In 1987 he was appointed archdeacon, which he held at the same time as the incumbency of Berriew and Manafon.[10]
The study of canon law was abolished in England by Henry VIII in 1535 and only revived, in respect of the Church of England, in 1991 by Professor Norman Doe at the University of Wales, Cardiff.[11] In 1994 Pritchard was one of the first 12 graduates of the LLM (Canon Law) degree.[12][13]
