Saint Davids Cathedral | |
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Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi | |
51°52′55″N 5°16′06″W / 51.88194°N 5.26833°W | |
Location | St Davids, Pembrokeshire |
Country | Wales |
Denomination | Church in Wales |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic Church of England |
Website | www |
History | |
Authorising papal bull | 1123 |
Founded | c. AD 589 |
Founder(s) | St David |
Consecrated | 1131 |
Relics held | St David |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Medieval masons John Nash (18th century) George Gilbert Scott (19th century) |
Style | Romanesque architecture, English Gothic architecture |
Groundbreaking | 1181 |
Completed | Mid-13th century |
Specifications | |
Length | 90 metres (300 ft) |
Nave width | 22.5 metres (74 ft) |
Height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
Administration | |
Diocese | St Davids |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Dorrien Davies |
Dean | Sarah Rowland Jones |
Subdean | Leigh Richardson |
Precentor | Leigh Richardson |
Canon Chancellor | Patrick Thomas |
Canon Pastor | Sheridan James |
Canon Treasurer | Sian Jones |
Assistant priest(s) | Gillian Butcher |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | Simon Pearce |
Organist(s) | Laurence John |
Chapter clerk | Arwel Davies |
Verger | Chris Cooks |
Business manager | Judith Leigh |
St Davids Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi) is an Anglican cathedral situated in St Davids, Britain's smallest city,[1] in the county of Pembrokeshire, near the most westerly point of Wales.