Leslie Lloyd Rees

Leslie Lloyd Rees (properly surnamed Lloyd-Rees, but sometimes called Rees; 14 April 1919 – 4 July 2013)[1] was variously Honorary Chaplain to the Queen,[2] Chaplain-General of Prisons[3] and Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury.[4]

Leslie Lloyd Rees
Bishop of Shrewsbury
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
In office	1980–1986
Predecessor	Francis Cocks
Successor	John Davies
Other posts	Honorary assistant bishop in Winchester (1987–2004) Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1971–1980) Chaplain-General of Prisons (1962–1980)
Orders
Ordination	1942 (deacon); 1943 (priest)
Consecration	1980
Personal details
Born	14 April 1919
Died	4 July 2013 (aged 94)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Rees Thomas & Elizabeth
Spouse	Rosamond Smith (m. 1944; d. 1989)
Children	2 sons (1 d.)
Profession	Prison chaplain
Alma mater	Kelham Theological College

Rees was educated at Kelham Theological College.[5] He was made deacon at Michaelmas 1942 (20 September)[6] and ordained priest the Michaelmas following (18 September 1943) — both times by John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff at Llandaff Cathedral.[7][8] after a brief curacy at St Saviour, Roath,[9] he embarked on a long career as a Prison Chaplain: he was successively Chaplain at Cardiff, Durham, Dartmoor and Winchester.[5] In 1962 he was appointed to the head of the service (Chaplain-General of Prisons), a post he held until his appointment to the episcopate 18 years later.[10] He was also appointed honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral in 1966.[11] He was consecrated a bishop on 3 November 1980, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[12] He became a Chaplain of the Order of St John (ChStJ).

In retirement he was an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester,[13] having settled in Alresford, Hampshire.[11] and served as a member of the Parole Board for England and Wales from 1987 to 1990.[5]

Later in retirement he moved to a retirement home at Blackwater, Isle of Wight[5] where he died in July 2013, aged 94.

References

1. "Telegraph Announcements - Leslie Rees". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
2. The Times, Thursday, Sep 09, 1971; pg. 16; Issue 58272; col A Appointments: new Chaplains to the Queen
3. The Times, Wednesday, Jan 30, 1980; pg. 17; Issue 60537; col B Resignation of the Chaplain-General to the Prison Service
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
5. ‘REES, Leslie Lloyd’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 6 July 2012
6. "Ordinations". Church Times (#4158). 2 October 1942. p. 538. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
7. "Ordinations". Church Times (#4210). 1 October 1943. p. 509. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
8. "Long serving Chaplain General of the Prison Service who used his boxing credentials to good effect to establish a rapport with inmates" Obituaries p47 The Times Issue no 70,934 dated Thursday 11 July 2013
9. Parish details Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
10. The Times, Saturday 9 August 1980; pg. 14; Issue 60699; col A Church news New Bishop of Shrewsbury
11. "Bishop Leslie dies aged 94". Shropshire Star. 14 July 2013. p. 5.
12. "picture caption". Church Times (#6143). 7 November 1980. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
13. The Independent – Birthdays, 13 April 1996