Education
He was educated at Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth, the College School, Lampeter, and Street David"s College. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1896. After a year at Street Michael"s College, Aberdare, he was ordained deacon in December 1897, and priest a year later.
Career
Timothy Rees was a Cardiganshire man, educated at Lampeter and subsequently pursued a monastic vocation at the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield in Yorkshire. He was a distinguished speaker both in English and Welsh and a respected hymnographer. The National Library of Wales, and others, report his birth as 15 August 1874, though other sources claim 1869.
He served two years as curate at Mountain Ash, then returned to South. Michael"s College as lecturer.
In 1906 he joined the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield, Yorkshire. He served there until his appointment as Bishop of Llandaff in 1931, which position he held until his death on 29 April 1939.
He is the author of several hymns including "Holy Spirit, ever living as the church"s very life," "God is love, let heaven adore him," and "O crucified Redeemer." His "Hymn for the Saints of Wales" can be found in this discussion thread.
Membership
When in 1931 he became Bishop of Llandaff he was the first member of a religious community to be appointed to an Anglican see in Wales for over three centuries.