William Glyn (bishop)

William Glyn (1504 – 21 May 1558), also known as William Glynn or William Glynne, was the Bishop of Bangor from 1555 until his death.

He was born in Heneglwys, Anglesey and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, later becoming a fellow of that college and of Trinity.[1] He was elected President of Queens' College in 1553, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University in the following year,[2] and Bishop of Bangor in 1555.

He had been pragmatic towards the religious changes of the Reformation but probably remained most sympathetic to Catholicism.

His brother Geoffrey Glyn had left property and money in his will in 1557 towards the founding of a grammar school in Bangor, which William Glyn and Maurice Griffith, Bishop of Rochester were intended to execute. Both these men were to die the following year before the intention could be executed, but ultimately Friars School, Bangor was set up.

References

"Glynn, William (GLN526W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Cambridge University. "List of Vice-Chancellors". Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.

Glyn Roberts in Welsh Biography Online

Academic offices
Preceded by William May	President of Queens' College, Cambridge 1553–1557	Succeeded by Thomas Pecocke

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[1] "Glynn, William (GLN526W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[2] Cambridge University. "List of Vice-Chancellors". Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.

Archdeacons of Anglesey
Ancient	Anian Madog ap Cynfrig Einion Sais Madog ap Meurig Madog Hedwich Hywel ap Goronwy Thomas Harborough John ap Rhys Walter de Swaffham Evan ap Bleddyn Thomas Hywel John Wolde Andrew Holes William Saundir William Moggys Richard Bulkeley William Glynne John Salisbury Georgius Griffith William Glyn Griffith Robert Owen Owen Henry Rowlands
Modern	Andy Herrick

Bishops of Bangor
Early & High Medieval	Deiniol Elfodd Mordaf Dyfan Revedun Hervey le Breton David the Scot Meurig Arthur of Bardsey Gwion Rotoland Alan Robert of Shrewsbury Cadwgan of Llandyfai Hywel ap Ednyfed Richard Anian
Late Medieval	Gruffydd ap Iorwerth Einion Sais Matthew de Englefeld Ithel ap Robert Thomas de Ringstead Alexander Dalby Gervase de Castro Hywel ab Goronwy John Gilbert Geoffrey Herdeby John Swaffham Lewis Aber Richard Young Lewis Byford Gruffydd Young Benedict Nichols William Barrow John Clederowe Thomas Cheriton John Stanberry James Blakedon Richard Edenham Henry Deane Thomas Pigot John Penny Thomas Skevington John Capon John Bird
Early modern	Arthur Bulkeley William Glyn Maurice Clenock Rowland Meyrick Nicholas Robinson Hugh Bellot Richard Vaughan Henry Rowlands Lewis Bayly David Dolben Edmund Griffith William Roberts Robert Price Robert Morgan Humphrey Lloyd Humphrey Humphreys John Evans Benjamin Hoadly Richard Reynolds William Baker Thomas Sherlock Charles Cecil Thomas Herring Matthew Hutton Zachary Pearce John Egerton John Ewer John Moore John Warren William Cleaver John Randolph Henry Majendie Christopher Bethell James Colquhoun Campbell Daniel Lewis Lloyd Watkin Williams
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