Dean of Llandaff is the title given to the head of the chapter of

Llandaff Cathedral Llandaff Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter ...

, which is located in

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. It is not an ancient office – the head of the chapter was historically the

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who appears in this role in the ''

Liber Landavensis The Book of Llandaff ( la, Liber Landavensis; cy, Llyfr Llandaf, ', or '), is the chartulary of the cathedral of Llandaff, a 12th-century compilation of documents relating to the history of the diocese of Llandaff in Wales. It is written primaril ...

'' and in the Chapter Acts preserved in the Glamorgan Records Office – but the office of a separate Dean was established by act of parliament in 1843. A century later the Deanery was merged with the Vicarage of Llandaff. The Chapter forfeited its legal rights on

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in 1920, when the

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and Chapter as an ecclesiastical corporation was dissolved, under the terms of the

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. There continues, however, to be a Dean and Chapter under the scheme or constitution made under the Constitution of the

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Deans of Llandaff

*1840–1843

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(archdeacon and dean) *1843–1845

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*1845–1857 William Conybeare *1857–1877 Thomas Williams *1877–1879

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*1879–1897 Charles Vaughan *1897–1913 William Davey *1913–1926 Charles Edward Thomas Griffith *1926–1929

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*1929–1931

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(afterwards

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) *1931–1948 David John Jones *1948–1953

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(afterwards

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, 1953,

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, 1957, and

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, 1968) *1954–1968

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(afterwards

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, 1968, and

, 1970) *1968–1971 Gordon Phillips *1971–1977

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*1977–1993 Alun Davies *1993–2000 John Rogers *2000–2012

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*2013

Janet Henderson Janet Henderson (born 1957) is a Welsh Anglican priest and former nurse. In 2012, she became the first woman appointed to the post of Dean of Llandaff. Early life Henderson was born in Neath and grew up in Llandrindod Wells and Aberystwyth. She w ...

(resigned May 2013) *2014–2022 Gerwyn Capon (resigned May 2022) *2022–present

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References

Bibliography

*Phyllis Grosskurth, John Addington Symons, a Biography, 1964 *Owain W. Jones, Glyn Simon, His Life and Opinions, 1981 *Portrait of the geologist William Daniel Conybeare (1787-1857): Gathering the Jewels

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