[1] Wright was educated at the University of Wales, Cardiff, studied for ordination at St Stephen's House in Oxford and was ordained in 1946.
[6] A traditionalist in his theology and an opponent to the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate, he nonetheless served as an assistant bishop to his successors, Rowan Williams and Dominic Walker,[7] ( both of whom supported women's ordination) and did not take a prominent role in the discussions of the issue in retirement.
When a priest of his diocese acquired a phone-answering machine and left on it a message saying "Father has gone to say Mass, he does sometimes", the cleric was somewhat dumbfounded on his return to find a message from his superior saying: "This is Bishop Wright, who is pleased to hear it, could you ring me back please"?
Following his death in 2014, the Archbishop of Wales, Barry Morgan, said: “Bishop Clifford had a pastoral heart and a good sense of humour.
"[citation needed] The present Bishop of Monmouth, Richard Pain, who had served as a curate and incumbent under Wright, added that his predecessor had "a great love for the Diocese and his wise counsel was appreciated across the Province of Wales.”.