Ivor Evans (bishop)
Welsh bishop in South America (1900–1962)
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Daniel Ivor Evans CBE (called Ivor;[a] 5 July 1900 – 30 July 1962)[2] was an Anglican bishop in South America in the mid 20th century.
A Welsh speaker[3] educated at St David’s College, Lampeter, Evans served in the RNVR during World War I (1916–1918);[4] and was made deacon on the Feast of St Thomas (21 December) 1924[5] and ordained priest the next Advent (20 December 1925) — both times by Edward Bevan, Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, at Brecon Cathedral.[6] He began his career with Curacies at St John’s, Swansea (1924–1927) and St Martin’s, Roath (1927–1930).[4]
After this he spent his entire ministry in Argentina: first as Assistant Chaplain at St John’s, Buenos Aires (then the pro-cathedral; 1930–1936) and then Chaplain at Hurlingham, Buenos Aires (1936–1938), and at Christ Church, Rio de Janeiro (1938–1946)[3] before being appointed an Assistant Bishop in the two Dioceses of Argentina and Eastern South America, and of the Falkland Islands in 1939.[7] He was consecrated a bishop on St Matthias' Day (24 February) 1939, by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[8] He married Leone Helene Trery in 1940;[4] in 1946, the two dioceses were merged into one Diocese of Argentina and Eastern South America with the Falkland Islands.[9] Later that year, Evans was appointed diocesan bishop of the newly-united diocese, as Bishop in Argentina and Eastern South America with the Falkland Islands;[10][4] he died in post, in Santiago, aged 62.[3]