Until 1852 the diocese also included some parishes in Herefordshire. Originally corresponding with the boundaries of Dyfed (Demetia), St Davids eventually comprised all the country south of the River Dyfi and west of the English border, with the exception of the greater part of Glamorganshire, in all some 3,500 square miles (9,100 km 2). Records of the history of the diocese before Norman times are very fragmentary, however, consisting of a few chance references in old chronicles, such as Annales Cambriae and Brut y Tywysogion ( Rolls Series). The history of the diocese of St Davids is traditionally traced to that saint in the latter half of the 6th century. The bishop's residence is Llys Esgob in Abergwili, Carmarthenshire.Īn engraving of St David's Cathedral c.1790 with an account of its history The diocese is divided into the three archdeaconries of St Davids, Carmarthen and Cardigan (additionally, Mones Farah was collated on 12 August 2018 as Archdeacon for New Church Communities ). The present cathedral, which was begun in 1181, stands on the site of a monastery founded in the 6th century by Saint David. The episcopal see is the Cathedral Church of St David in the City of St Davids, Pembrokeshire. The diocese covers the historic extent of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, together with a small part of western Glamorgan. The Diocese of St Davids is a diocese of the Church in Wales, a church of the Anglican Communion. Map of the dioceses in the Church in Wales Mones Farah, Archdeacon for New Church Communities
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