Diocese of BangorThe 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. HistoryThe diocese in the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd was founded around 546 by Saint Deiniol. As with the rest of Wales, it initially resisted the papal mission of St Augustine of Canterbury in Britain.
Bangor CathedralBangor Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Bangor) is the cathedral church of 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 the sixth century. The cathedral was built on a low-lying and inconspicuous site, possibly so as not to attract the attention of Viking raiders from the sea in ancient times.
Church in WalesThe Church in Wales (Welsh: Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses. The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The position is held by Cherry Vann, Bishop of Monmouth, since July 2025. Vann is the first woman to hold the post of Archbishop of Wales, and therefore the first to be an Anglican archbishop in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Andy JohnAndrew Thomas Griffith John (born 9 January 1964) is a retired Welsh Anglican bishop. He served as Bishop of Bangor from 2008 to 2025, and also as Archbishop of Wales, the head of the Church in Wales, from 2021 to 2025. Early lifeA native of Aberystwyth, John was educated at Ysgol Penglais School, a comprehensive school in the town. He is a fluent Welsh speaker. John went on to study law at the University of Wales, Cardiff.
Episcopal seeAn episcopal see is the area of a bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, making it synonymous with diocese. The word see is derived from Latinsedes, which in its original or proper sense denotes the seat or chair that, in the case of a bishop, is the earliest symbol of the bishop's authority.
Ordinary (church officer)An ordinary (from Latin, meaning "overseer") is an officer of a church or civic authority who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute laws. Such officers feature in hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical legal-system. For example, diocesan bishops are ordinaries in the Catholic Church and in the Church of England.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.