Bangor Cathedral

Bangor Cathedral
Saint Deiniol’s Cathedral in Bangor
Cadeirlan Deiniol Sant ym Mangor
Bangor Cathedral
Map
53°13′36″N 4°7′39″W / 53.22667°N 4.12750°W / 53.22667; -4.12750
LocationBangor, Gwynedd
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
Websitebangorcathedral.churchinwales.org.uk
History
FoundedAD 525 (AD 525)
Founder(s)Saint Deiniol
DedicatedAD 525
ConsecratedAD 546
Past bishop(s)Saint Deiniol - first Bishop of Bangor
Thomas Herring — Bishop of Bangor and Archbishop of Canterbury and author of the "New Form of Common Prayer"
Barry Morgan — Archbishop of Wales
Associated peopleAled Jones
George Guest
Architecture
Architect(s)George Gilbert Scott
StyleRomanesque, Gothic
Administration
ProvinceWales
DioceseBangor
ArchdeaconryBangor
ParishBro Deiniol
Clergy
ArchbishopAndrew John, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Bangor
PrecentorJane Coutts (lay)
Canon ChancellorEmlyn Williams
Canon(s)
  • Tracy Jones
  • David Morris
  • Kim Williams
  • Naomi Starkey
  • Alan Gyle
  • Gareth Iwan Jones (lay)
  • Lesley Hall (lay)
  • Siôn Aled (honorary)
  • Janet Gough (honorary)
  • Robin Grove-White (honorary)
  • Jarel Robinson-Brown (honorary)
  • Helen Wilcox (honorary)[1]
PrebendaryJohn Harvey
Dylan Williams
Curate(s)Josie Godfrey
ArchdeaconDavid Parry Archdeacon of Bangor
Robert Townsend, Archdeacon of Meirionnydd
John Harvey, Archdeacon of Anglesey
Laity
Reader(s)Elma Taylor
Director of musicJoe Cooper
Organist(s)Martin Brown
Organ scholarSam Hutchinson-Rogers
Liturgy coordinatorSam Jones

Bangor 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.

The Gothic style building on the hill is part of Bangor University.

  1. ^ "Archbishop of Wales announces historic appointments at Cathedral".