John Lomas (bishop)
Welsh Anglican bishop
John Derrick Percy Lomas (born 19 August 1958) is an Anglican bishop in Wales, serving as the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon since 2021.
Biography
He trained for ordination at St Michael's College, Llandaff. He was made deacon at Petertide 1994 (25 June), by Alwyn Rice Jones, Bishop of St Asaph and Archbishop of Wales, at St Asaph Cathedral. He served his curacy at Rhyl from 1994 to 2000. He was then a chaplain in the Royal Navy from 2000 to 2001. He returned to parish ministry and was vicar of Holywell, Flintshire and also the Area Dean (2001 to 2011), vicar of Corwen (2011 to 2013), and finally vicar of Bangor Monachorum (2013 to 2014). He was Archdeacon of St Asaph from 1 December 2014 to 2018, and also rector of Caerwys from 2015. He served as Archdeacon of Wrexham from October 2018 until his elevation to the episcopate.
It announced on 4 November 2021 that Lomas had been elected to serve as the next Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. He legally took up his see when his election was confirmed at a Sacred Synod for that purpose on 22 November 2021.
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