Key
Active archdeacon
Male archdeacon
Inactive archdeacon
Female archdeacon
Position vacant &/or acting archdeacon
The archdeacons in the Church in Wales are senior Anglican clergy who serve under their dioceses ' bishops , usually with responsibility for the area's church buildings and pastoral care for clergy.
Archdeacons
Diocese
Archdeacon
Person
Date of birth & age
Collated[N 1]
Clergy
Churches
Population
Monmouth
The Archdeacon of Newport
Jonathan Williams [1]
1960 (age 63–64)
9 September 2012 [2]
19
41
219,061
Swansea and Brecon
The Archdeacon of Brecon
Alan Jevons [1]
1956 (age 67–68)
17 February 2013 [3]
28
125
69,695
Swansea and Brecon
The Archdeacon of Gower
Jonathan Davies [4]
(1969-09-14 ) 14 September 1969 (age 54)
25 September 2016 [5]
33
64
260,421
St Davids
The Archdeacon of St Davids
Paul Mackness [6]
1973 (age 50–51)
22 March 2018 [7]
30
113
120,075
St Davids
The Archdeacon for New Church Communities
Mones Farah
1964 (age 59–60)
12 August 2018 [8]
Llandaff
The Archdeacon of Margam
Michael Komor [9]
1960 (age 63–64)
27 September 2018 [10]
56
126
427,681
St Asaph
The Archdeacon of St Asaph
Andy Grimwood
1968 (age 55–56)
7 October 2018 [11]
35
82
210,003
St Asaph
The Archdeacon of Montgomery
Barry Wilson [12]
1958 (age 65–66)[13]
7 October 2018 [11]
14
62
65,297
St Davids
The Archdeacon of Cardigan
Eileen Davies
1964 (age 59–60)[14]
20 June 2019 [15]
19
106
94,060
Monmouth
The Archdeacon of Monmouth
Ian Rees [16]
1966 (age 57–58)[17]
20 June 2021 [18] [19]
22
92
94,401
Llandaff
The Archdeacon of Llandaff
Rod Green [20]
1974 (age 49–50)
5 September 2021 [21]
55
102
598,508
Monmouth
The Archdeacon of the Gwent Valleys
Stella Bailey [22]
1976 (age 47–48)[23]
19 June 2022 [24]
12
41
236,235
Bangor
The Archdeacon of Anglesey
John Harvey
1965 (age 58–59)
1 October 2022 [25]
11
62
69,751
Swansea and Brecon
The Archdeacon with responsibility for Ministry Areas
Peter Brooks
1955 (age 68–69)
17 December 2022 [26] [27]
St Asaph
The Archdeacon of Wrexham
Hayley Matthews
1968 (age 55–56)
5 March 2023 [28]
44
61
236,200
Bangor
The Archdeacon of Bangor
David Parry [29]
1962 (age 61–62)
1 October 2023 [30]
12
42
94,685
Bangor
The Archdeacon of Meirionnydd
Robert Townsend [29]
1968 (age 55–56)
1 October 2023 [30]
16
66
68,874
St Davids
Archdeacon-designate of Carmarthen
Matthew Hill
1971 (age 52–53) [31]
2 February 2024 "February" 2024 (announced) [32]
27
98
173,415
Timeline of changes to and new archdeaconries
Year
Events
No. of archdeaconries at end of year
Ancient foundations (c. 1050–1250 )
Anglesey , Bangor and Merioneth in Bangor Diocese; Llandaff in Llandaff Diocese; St Asaph in St Asaph Diocese; Brecon , Cardigan , Carmarthen and St Davids in St Davids Diocese
9
1844
Monmouth created in Llandaff Diocese; Montgomery created in St Asaph Diocese; Anglesey (Bangor Diocese) discontinued; Bangor (Bangor Diocese) renamed Bangor & Anglesey
10
1890
Wrexham created in St Asaph Diocese
11
1921
Monmouth transferred from Llandaff to the new Monmouth Diocese
1923
Brecon transferred from St Davids to the new Swansea & Brecon Diocese; Gower created in Swansea & Brecon Diocese
12
1930
Newport created in Monmouth Diocese
13
1948
Margam created in Llandaff Diocese
14
2002
Morgannwg created in Llandaff Diocese
15
2018
Gwent Valleys created in Monmouth Diocese; Anglesey (re-)created in Bangor Diocese; Bangor & Anglesey (Bangor Diocese) renamed Bangor
17
2020
Morgannwg (Llandaff Diocese) discontinued
16
Resignations and retirements
Notes
^ The date the person first became (was collated) an archdeacon.
References
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