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St David, Dewi Sant, was a leading figure and monk in the early Welsh Church who lived in this area in the sixth century. He founded a monastic community here living a simple, austere life in the Celtic monastic tradition which connected the people of Wales with Ireland, Cornwall, France and the Scottish Isles.
After much campaigning, the Welsh Church Act of 1914 was passed by David Lloyd George’s Liberal government and implemented in 1920 after the First World War. This set up an independent Church in Wales, separate from the Established Church of England and within the worldwide Anglican community.
The cathedral began to have life again and the famous Welsh Youth Pilgrimages to St Davids (Cymry'r Groes) led many to a life of service in the church and provided the Church in Wales with inspired clergy for a decade following.
In 2017 Dorrien was appointed Archdeacon of Carmarthen and priest -in-charge of St Clears. He was elected as the 130th Bishop of St Davids in October 2023 and consecrated at Bangor Cathedral - the seat of the Archbishop - in January 2024.
The site of St Davids Cathedral has been an active place of worship since the sixth century. Explore the history of St David, or Dewi Sant, the community he founded here and the role he continues to play in Wales today.
Mar 5, 2023 · It was a tradition recorded from the tenth century onward and which persisted until the Reformation in the 16th century, when the Church of England broke away from the Catholic Church. The ...
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Jan 27, 2024 · The new Bishop of St Davids was consecrated at a special service today. Hundreds of people from across Wales packed into St Deiniol’s Cathedral in Bangor and watched online as Bishop Dorrien Davies was anointed and received the symbols of the office of a bishop.
