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Diocese of Bangor Dioecesis Bangorensis | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Wales |
| Archdeaconries | Bangor Meirionnydd Anglesey |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Church of Saint Deiniol |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Andy John |
| Assistant bishop | David Morris, Bishop-designate of Bardsey |
| Dean | vacant |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
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The Diocese of Bangor is a diocese of the Church in Wales in North West Wales. The diocese covers Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and the western part of Montgomeryshire.
History
The diocese in the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd was founded around 546 by Saint Deiniol.[1] As with the rest of Wales, it initially resisted the papal mission of St Augustine of Canterbury in Britain. In 1534, the church in England and Wales broke allegiance with the Catholic Church and established the Church of England.
The Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales (1835) found the see had an annual net income of £4,464.[2] This made it the second wealthiest diocese in Wales, after St Asaph.
After a brief restoration with the Holy See during the reign of Queen Mary I, the diocese remained part of the Anglican Province of Canterbury until the early 20th century. Following the Welsh Church Act 1914, the Welsh dioceses formed the independent Church in Wales within the Anglican Communion on 31 March 1920.
Bishops of Bangor
The Bishop of Bangor is the ordinary of the Diocese of Bangor. The incumbent is Andy John, who was consecrated the 81st Bishop of Bangor in 2008.[3] Since 2022 he has also been the Archbishop of Wales, and on 19 January 2024, he announced the appointment of David Morris as the next assistant bishop of Bangor and titular Bishop of Bardsey.[4]
Archdeaconries and deaneries
| Diocese | Archdeaconry | Deanery | Paid clergy | Churches | Population | People/clergy | People/church | Churches/clergy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Bangor | Archdeaconry of Bangor | Synod Bangor | 11 | 41 | 94,685 | 8,608 | 2,309 | 3.73 |
| Archdeaconry of Anglesey[5] | Synod Ynys Mon | 10 | 60 | 69,751 | 6,975 | 1,163 | 6 | |
| Archdeaconry of Meirionnydd | Synod Meirionnydd | 14 | 64 | 68,874 | 4,920 | 1,076 | 4.57 | |
| Total/average | 35 | 165 | 233,310 | 6,666 | 1,414 | 4.71 | ||
Before the recent reorganisation the deaneries were:
- under the Archdeacon of Bangor: Archlechwedd, Arfon, Llifon-Talybolion, Malltraeth, Ogwen, Tyndaethwy and Twrcelyn.
- under the Archdeacon of Merioneth: Ardudwy, Arwystli, Cyfeiliog-Mawddwy, Llyn-Eifionydd and Ystumaner.
List of churches
The diocese is divided into 27 Ministry Areas[6] and 170 churches. There are three deaneries where previously there were twelve.[7] In 2018 the deaneries of Synod De Meirionnydd and Synod Gogledd Meirionnydd were merged into a single Synod Meirionnydd.[8] There are at least 101 former churches within the area covered by the diocese, at least 23 of which have closed since 2000.
Synod Bangor
| Parishes | Church | Link | Founded (building) | Clergy | Communities served | Population served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bro Celynnin Parish (union of parishes of Caerhun, Conwy, Dolgarrog, Gyffin, Henryd)[9] | St Mary, Caerhun | Medieval | D. Parry E. Parry |
Caerhun, Conwy (Conwy ED), Henryd | 6,072 | |
| St Mary & All Saints, Conwy | Medieval | |||||
| St Benedict, Gyffin | Medieval | |||||
| St Celynnin, Llangelynnin | Medieval | |||||
| St Peter, Llanbedr-y-Cennin | Medieval | |||||
| Bro Deiniol Parish (union of parishes of Bangor Cathedral, Bangor Holy Cross, Bangor St David, Bangor St Mary, Bangor St Peter)[10] | Cathedral of St Deiniol, Bangor | Ancient (Medieval) | T. Jones C. John |
Bangor | 18,810 | |
| Holy Cross, Maesgeirchen | ||||||
| St Peter, Penrhosgarnedd | 1956 | |||||
| Bro Eryri Parish (union of parishes of Llanberis St Padarn, Llanberis St Peter, Llanddeiniolen, Llandinorwig, Llanrug, Penisarwaun)[11] | St Padarn, Llanberis | 1884 | R. Townsend | Llanberis, Llanddeiniolen, Llanrug | 10,009 | |
| St Peris, Nant Peris | Medieval | |||||
| St Deiniolen, Llanddeiniolen | Medieval (1843) | |||||
| Christ Church, Deiniolen | 1857 | |||||
| St Helen, Penisa'r Waun | 1883 | |||||
| Bro Gwydyr Parish (union of parishes of Betws-y-Coed, Dolwyddelan, Upper Llanbedr, Llanrhychwyn, Penmachno, Trefriw)[12] | St Mary, Dolgarrog | 1913 (1976) | S. Elliott | Betws-y-Coed, Bro Machno, Capel Curig, Dolgarrog, Dolwyddelan, Trefriw | 3,090 | |
| St Mary, Betws-y-Coed | Medieval (1873) | |||||
| St Tyddyd or Tydclud, Penmachno | Medieval (1857) | |||||
| St Mary, Trefriw | Medieval | |||||
| St Rhychwyn, Llanrhychwyn | Medieval | |||||
| St Gwyddelan, Dolwyddelan | Medieval | |||||
| Bro Ogwen Parish (union of parishes of Coetmor, Glanogwen, Llandygai St Ann, Llandygai St Tegai, Llanllechid, Pentir, Tal-y-bont, Tregarth)[13] | Christ Church, Bethesda | 1856 | J. Matthews | Aber, Bethesda, Llandygai, Llanllechid, Pentir | 10,801 | |
| St Tegai, Llandygai | Medieval | |||||
| SS Anne & Mary, Tan-y-bwlch | 1813 (c. 2000) | |||||
| St Mary, Tregarth | 1869 | |||||
| Holy Cross, Tal-y-bont | 1892 | |||||
| St Cedol, Pentir | 1848 | |||||
| Bro Peblig Parish (union of parishes of Bettws Garmon, Caernarfon, Llanbeblig, Llanfair-is-Gaer Griffith's Crossing, Llanfair-is-Gaer St Mary)[14] | St Garmon, Betws Garmon | Medieval (1842) | D. Williams | Betws Garmon, Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, Waunfawr, Y Felinheli | 14,737 | |
| St Mary, Caernarfon | Medieval | |||||
| St Peblig, Caernarfon Llanbeblig | Medieval | |||||
| Feed my Lambs, Caernarfon | ??? (1836) | |||||
| Llanfair Old Parish Church, Griffith's Crossing | Medieval | |||||
| Llandudno Parish (union of parishes of Llandudno Holy Trinity, Llandudno St Tudno)[15] | Holy Trinity, Llandudno | 1874 | A. Sully | Llandudno (Gogarth, Mostyn & Tudno EDs) | 12,394 | |
| St Tudno, Llandudno | Ancient (Medieval) | |||||
| Plwyf Beuno Sant, Uwch Gwyrfai Parish (union of parishes of Clynnog Fawr, Llanaelhaearn, Llandwrog, Llanllyfni Christ Church, Llanllyfni St John, Llanllyfni St Rhedyw, Llanwnda)[16] | St Beuno, Clynnog Fawr | Medieval | - | Clynnog, Llanaelhaearn, Llandwrog, Llanllyfni, Llanwnda | 10,782 | |
| St Aelhaearn, Llanaelhaearn | Medieval | |||||
| St Twrog, Llandwrog | Medieval (1860) | |||||
| St Rhedyw, Llanllyfni | Medieval | |||||
| Christ Church, Penygroes | pre-1890 (1890) | |||||
| St Gwyndaf, Llanwnda | Medieval (1847) | |||||
| Plwyf Dwylan Parish (union of parishes of Dwygyfylchi St David, Dwygyfylchi St Gwynin, Dwygyfylchi St Seiriol, Llanfairfechan, Penmaenmawr)[17] | St Mary & Christ Church, Llanfairfechan | 1864 | T. Saunders | Llanfairfechan, Penmaenmawr | 7,990 | |
| St David, Penmaenmawr | 1893 | |||||
| St Gwynan, Penmaenmawr | pre-C18th (1889) |
Closed churches in the area
| Church | Location | Present parish | Founded (building) | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bodfan, Abergwyngregyn[18] | Abergwyngregyn | Bro Ogwen | pre-C19th (1878) | |
| St James, Bangor[19] | Bangor | Bro Deiniol | 1866 | pre-1996 |
| St Mary, Bangor[20] | Bangor | Bro Deiniol | 1864 | 2014 |
| St David, Bangor[21] | Bangor | Bro Deiniol | 1888 | 2014 |
| Coetmor Chapel, Bethesda | Bethesda | Bro Ogwen | c. 2020 | |
| St Michael, Betws-y-Coed[22] | Betws-y-Coed | Bro Gwydyr | Medieval | 2000 |
| Christ Church, Caernarfon[23] | Caernarfon | Bro Peblig | 1864 | 1982 |
| St Curig, Capel Curig[24] | Capel Curig | Bro Gwydyr | 1883 | 1992 |
| St Julitta, Capel Curig[25] | Capel Curig | Bro Gwydyr | Medieval | 1970s |
| St John the Baptist, Pont Cyfyng[26] | Capel Curig | Bro Gwydyr | 1875 | pre-1953 |
| St Gabriel, Cwm-y-glo[27] | Cwm-y-glo | Bro Eryri | pre-2014 | |
| St Enclydwyn, Cwm Penmachno[28] | Cwm Penmachno | Bro Gwydyr | 1921 | 1981 |
| St Mary, Dinorwig[29] | Dinorwig | Bro Eryri | 1997 | |
| St Elizabeth, Dolwyddelan[30] | Dolwyddelan | Bro Gwydyr | 1886 | |
| St Elizabeth, Glasinfryn[31] | Glasinfryn | Bro Ogwen | 1871 | |
| St Thomas, Groeslon[32] | Groeslon | Plwyf Beuno Sant | 1853 | |
| St George, Llandudno[33] | Llandudno | Llandudno | 1840-1841 | 2002 |
| St Baglan, Llanfaglan | Llanfaglan | Bro Peblig | Medieval | pre-1991 |
| St Mary, Llanfairfechan | Llanfairfechan | Plwyf Dwylan | pre-C19th (1849) | 1999 |
| St Celynnin's New Church, Llangelynnin | Llangelynnin | Bro Celynnin | 1840 | 1980s |
| St Llechid, Llanllechid[34] | Llanllechid | Bro Ogwen | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Diocese_of_Bangor