Welsh Church Act 1914

Welsh Church Act 1914

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to terminate the establishment of the Church of England in Wales and Monmouthshire, and to make provision in respect of the Temporalities thereof, and for other purposes in connection with the matters aforesaid.
Citation	4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 91
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	18 September 1914
Commencement	31 March 1920 (see Suspensory Act 1914)
Other legislation
Amended by	Welsh Church (Temporalities) Act 1919 Welsh Church (Amendment) Act 1938 Welsh Church (Burial Grounds) Act 1945
Relates to	Irish Church Act 1869 Suspensory Act 1914
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Welsh Church Act 1914^[1] is an Act of Parliament under which the Church of England was separated and disestablished in Wales and Monmouthshire, leading to the creation of the Church in Wales. The Act had long been demanded by the Nonconformist community in Wales, which composed the majority of the population and which resented paying taxes to the Church of England. It was sponsored by the Liberal Party (a stronghold of the Nonconformists) and opposed by the Conservative Party (a stronghold of the Anglicans).^[2]