Robert Townsend
Daeth Robert, sy’n wreiddiol o Spalding yn Swydd Lincoln, i’r brifysgol ym Mangor yn 1986 i astudio Almaeneg. Hyfforddodd i’w ordeinio yng Nghaerdydd ac fe’i hordeiniwyd yn Ddiacon yng Nghadeirlan Bangor yn 1993. Mae wedi treulio’r rhan fwyaf o’i weinidogaeth yn Esgobaeth Bangor, lle mae hefyd wedi gwasanaethu fel Cyfarwyddwr Addysg a Chyfarwyddwr Cyfathrebu. Mae'n siaradwr Cymraeg rhugl.
I ffwrdd o fywyd eglwysig, mae Robert yn ceisio cadw'n heini! Mae ef a’i wraig, Kath, hefyd yn mwynhau bod yn rhan o Ysgol Glanaethwy, côr sydd wedi’i leoli ym Mangor. Pan symudon nhw i Fiwmares yn 2019, fe wirfoddolodd Robert gyda’r RNLI ac mae wedi hyfforddi fel aelod o griw’r bad achub yno. Mae hefyd yn cefnogi Lincoln City, y clwb pêl-droed yr aeth ei Dad ag ef i'w wylio yn blentyn.
Robert Townsend
Robert, who is originally from Spalding in Lincolnshire, came to university in Bangor in 1986 to study German. He trained for ordination in Cardiff and was ordained Deacon in Bangor Cathedral in 1993. He has spent the majority of his ministry in the Diocese of Bangor, where he has also served as Director of Education and Director of Communications. He is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Away from church life, Robert tries to keep fit! He and his wife, Kath, also enjoy being part of Ysgol Glanaethwy, a choir based in Bangor. When they moved to Beaumaris in 2019, Robert volunteered with the RNLI and has trained as a member of the lifeboat crew there. He also supports Lincoln City, the football club which his Father took him to watch as a child.