Humphrey Humphreys

The Right Reverend

Humphrey Humphreys
The Right Reverend; Humphrey Humphreys;
Bishop of Hereford
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Hereford
In office	1701–1712
Predecessor	Gilbert Ironside the younger
Successor	Philip Bisse
Other post(s)	Dean of Bangor (1680–1689); Bishop of Bangor (1689–1701)
Personal details
Born	24 November 1648
Died	20 November 1712 (aged 63)
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Elizabeth Morgan (m.1681)
Alma mater	Jesus College, Oxford

Humphrey Humphreys (24 November 1648 – 20 November 1712) was successively Bishop of Bangor (1689–1701) and Bishop of Hereford (1701–1712).

Life

Born 24 November 1648 in Hendre, Penrhyndeudraeth, the eldest son of Richard Humphreys and Margaret, daughter of Robert Wynne of Cesailgyfarch, Caernarfonshire.^[1] He was educated at Oswestry and Bangor grammar schools, and then at Jesus College, Oxford, graduating B.A. 1669, M.A. 1672, being elected a Fellow of Jesus College 1672–3, B.D. 1679, and D.D. 1682.

He served as chaplain to the Bishop of Bangor, then as rector of Llanfrothen (1670) and Trawsfynydd (1672). He was Dean of Bangor from 1680, and elected Bishop in 1689.^[2]

A patron of Welsh literature, genealogical research and of the then newly formed Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK). Humphreys stands out among Welsh bishops of his period. Edward Lhuyd spoke highly of his competence as an antiquarian.

References

^ "HUMPHREYS, HUMPHREY (1648 - 1712), bishop, antiquary, historian, and genealogist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Humphreys, Humphrey (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

Church of England titles
Preceded by William Lloyd	Dean of Bangor 1680–1689	Succeeded by John Jones
Preceded by Humphrey Lloyd	Bishop of Bangor 1689–1701	Succeeded by John Evans
Preceded by Gilbert Ironside the younger	Bishop of Hereford 1701–1712	Succeeded by Philip Bisse

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[1] "HUMPHREYS, HUMPHREY (1648 - 1712), bishop, antiquary, historian, and genealogist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.

[2] Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Humphreys, Humphrey (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

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