The Bishop of Bangor is the
ordinary
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of the
Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor
The Diocese of Bangor is a diocese of the Church in Wales in North West Wales. The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and the western part of Montgomeryshire.
History
The diocese in the Welsh kingd ...
. The
see is based in the city of Bangor where the bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at
Cathedral Church of Saint Deiniol
Bangor Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Bangor) is a cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol.
The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since ...
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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.
[''The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge'' Vol.III, (1847) London, Charles Knight, p.362] This made it the second wealthiest diocese in Wales, after St Asaph.
The incumbent is
Andy John, who was consecrated on 29 November 2008 and enthroned on 24 January 2009. The bishop's residence is ("Bishop's House") in Bangor.
List of Bishops of Bangor
Pre-Reformation bishops
Bishops during the Reformation
Post-Reformation bishops
Bishops of the Church of England
Bishops of the disestablished Church in Wales
List of Assistant Bishops of Bangor
See also
*
Archdeacon of Bangor
References
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