Owen Owen (priest)
Owen Owen | |
|---|---|
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bangor |
| Appointed | 1584 |
| Term ended | 1593 |
| Successor | Held in commendam by Bishops of Bangor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1536 Anglesey, Wales |
| Died | 1593 Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire |
| Buried | Burton Latimer |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Parents | Owen Owen of Bodfilin |
| Spouse |
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| Children | 8, including John Owen |
| Education | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Owen Owen (c. 1536 – 1593), also known as Owen Owens, was a Welsh Anglican priest and the last Archdeacon of Anglesey to hold the position pleno jure (in his own right).[1] Following his death, the bishops of Bangor held the archdeaconry in commendam.[2]
Early life and education
Owen was born around 1536, the second son of Owen Owen of Bodfilin, Caernarfon.[3] He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he graduated MA in 1564.[4][5] He was incorporated at the University of Oxford on 21 February 1566.[1]
Church career
Owen was instituted as rector of Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, on 29 November 1567, a position he retained until his death.[3] In 1573 he became rector of Llangeinwen in Anglesey.[1] He was appointed a canon of Bangor Cathedral in 1576.[3]
Owen was appointed Archdeacon of Anglesey in 1584 and served until his death in 1593.[2][3] He was notable as the last archdeacon to hold this position in his own right; from 1592 onwards, the bishops of Bangor assumed the archdeaconry as a commendam.[1][6]
Family
Owen married twice. His first wife was Margaret Matthews, who was buried at Burton Latimer on 18 December 1576.[3] He subsequently married Jane, daughter of Robert Griffith, esquire, of Caernarfon, by whom he had five sons and three daughters.[1]
His eldest son by his second marriage, John Owen (1580–1651), was baptised at Burton Latimer on 8 November 1580 and later became Bishop of St Asaph.[1]
Death
Owen died in early 1593 and was buried at Burton Latimer on 21 March 1593.[1][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Shaw, William Arthur (1895). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 42. pp. 421–422.
- ^ a b "LIST 4 ARCHDEACONS OF ANGLESEY". British History Online. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Owen Owen, Rector of Burton Latimer". Burton Latimer History. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. 1209-1751 Vol. iii. Kaile – Ryves, (1924) p290
- ^ Biographical Register of Christ's College, 1505–1905, Volume 1 p212
- ^ "Bangor Cathedral". Clergy of the Church of England Database. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Owens, The Ven. Owen Archdeacon of Anglesey