List of archdeacons in the Church in Wales

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The archdeacons in the Church in Wales are senior Anglican clergy who serve under their dioceses' bishops, usually with responsibility for the area's church buildings and pastoral care for clergy.

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Archdeacons

DioceseArchdeaconPersonDate of birth & ageCollated [N 1] ClergyChurchesPopulation
Monmouth The Archdeacon of Newport Jonathan Williams [1] 1960 (age 63–64)9 September 2012 [2] 1941219,061
Swansea and Brecon The Archdeacon of Brecon Alan Jevons [1] 1956 (age 67–68)17 February 2013 [3] 2812569,695
Swansea and Brecon The Archdeacon of Gower Jonathan Davies [4] 14 September 1969 (age 54)25 September 2016 [5] 3364260,421
St Davids The Archdeacon of St Davids Paul Mackness [6] 1973 (age 50–51)22 March 2018 [7] 30113120,075
St Davids The Archdeacon Missioner [8] Mones Farah 1964 (age 59–60)12 August 2018 (for New Church Communities) [9]
1 March 2024 (Missioner) [10]
St Asaph The Archdeacon of St Asaph Andy Grimwood 1968 (age 55–56)7 October 2018 [11] 3582210,003
St Davids The Archdeacon of Cardigan Eileen Davies 1964 (age 59–60) [12] 20 June 2019 [13] 1910694,060
Monmouth The Archdeacon of Monmouth Ian Rees [14] 1966 (age 57–58) [15] 20 June 2021 [16] [17] 229294,401
Llandaff The Archdeacon of Llandaff Rhod Green [18] 1974 (age 49–50)5 September 2021 [19] 55102598,508
Monmouth The Archdeacon of the Gwent Valleys Stella Bailey [20] 1976 (age 47–48) [21] 19 June 2022 [22] 1241236,235
Bangor The Archdeacon of Anglesey John Harvey 1965 (age 58–59)1 October 2022 [23] 116269,751
Swansea and Brecon The Archdeacon with responsibility for Ministry Areas Peter Brooks 1955 (age 68–69)17 December 2022 [24] [25]
St Asaph The Archdeacon of Wrexham Hayley Matthews 1968 (age 55–56)5 March 2023 [26] 4461236,200
Bangor The Archdeacon of Bangor David Parry [27] 1962 (age 61–62)1 October 2023 [28] 124294,685
Bangor The Archdeacon of Meirionnydd Robert Townsend [27] 1968 (age 55–56)1 October 2023 [28] 166668,874
St Davids The Archdeacon of Carmarthen Matthew Hill 1971 (age 52–53)11 January 2024 [29] 2798173,415
Llandaff The Archdeacon of Margam Mark Preece 1961 (age 62–63)11 February 2024 [30] 56126427,681
St Asaph The Archdeacon of Montgomery Gerwyn Capon 1965 (age 58–59) [31] 1 September 2024 [32] 146265,297

Timeline of changes to and new archdeaconries

YearEventsNo. of archdeaconries at end of year
Ancient foundations (c. 1050–1250) Anglesey , Bangor and Merioneth in Bangor Diocese; Llandaff in Llandaff Diocese; St Asaph in St Asaph Diocese; Brecon , Cardigan , Carmarthen and St Davids in St Davids Diocese9
1844 Monmouth created in Llandaff Diocese; Montgomery created in St Asaph Diocese; Anglesey (Bangor Diocese) discontinued; Bangor (Bangor Diocese) renamed Bangor & Anglesey10
1890 Wrexham created in St Asaph Diocese11
1921Monmouth transferred from Llandaff to the new Monmouth Diocese
1923Brecon transferred from St Davids to the new Swansea & Brecon Diocese; Gower created in Swansea & Brecon Diocese12
1930 Newport created in Monmouth Diocese13
1948 Margam created in Llandaff Diocese14
2002 Morgannwg created in Llandaff Diocese15
2018 Gwent Valleys created in Monmouth Diocese; Anglesey (re-)created in Bangor Diocese; Bangor & Anglesey (Bangor Diocese) renamed Bangor17
2020Morgannwg (Llandaff Diocese) discontinued16

Resignations and retirements

    Notes

    1. ↑ The date the person first became (was collated) an archdeacon.

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