Diocese of Llandaff

The Diocese of Llandaff is an Anglican (Church in Wales) diocese that traces its roots to pre-Reformation times as heir of a Catholic bishopric. It is headed by the Bishop of Llandaff, whose seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Llandaff, a suburb of Cardiff. It currently covers most of the former Welsh county of Glamorgan, but once stretched from the River Towy to the middle of the Wye Valley.

Diocese of Llandaff Dioecesis Landavensis Esgobaeth Llandaf
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Wales
Archdeaconries	Llandaff, Margam
Information
Cathedral	The Cathedral Church of Ss. Peter & Paul with Dyfrig, Teilo & Euddogwy, Llandaff
Language	English, Welsh
Current leadership
Bishop	June Osborne, Bishop of Llandaff
Archdeacons	Michael Komor, Archdeacon of Margam; Rod Green, Archdeacon of Llandaff
Map
Map of the dioceses in the Church in Wales
Website
llandaff.churchinwales.org.uk/en/

Llandaff Cathedral

Archdeaconries and deaneries

The diocese of Llandaff is currently divided into two archdeaconries: Llandaff and Margam.^[1] From 2002–2020 there was a third archdeaconry, that of Morgannwg; in 2020, of its four deaneries, Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil & Caerphilly moved to Llandaff, and Cynon Valley and Rhondda moved to Margam.

Diocese	Archdeaconry	Deanery	Paid clergy	Churches	Population	People/clergy	People/church	Churches/clergy
Diocese of Llandaff	Archdeaconry of Llandaff	Deanery of Cardiff	14	19	151,933	10,852	7,996	1.36
		Deanery of Llandaff	14	20	130,550	9,325	6,528	1.43
		Deanery of Merthyr Tydfil & Caerphilly	10	26	140,015	14,002	5,385	2.6
		Deanery of Penarth and Barry	11	18	92,180	8,380	5,121	1.64
		Deanery of Pontypridd	8	17	83,083	10,385	4,887	2.13
	Archdeaconry of Margam	Deanery of Bridgend	13	24	105,403	8,108	4,392	1.85
		Deanery of Cynon Valley	7	16	58,574	8,368	3,661	2.29
		Deanery of Margam	8	16	76,913	9,614	4,807	2
		Deanery of Neath	10	19	71,773	7,177	3,589	1.9
		Deanery of Rhondda	6	18	85,313	14,219	4,740	3
		Deanery of Vale of Glamorgan	9	35	30,452	3,384	870	3.89
Total/averages			110	228	1,026,189	9,329	4,501	2.07

Archdeacons of Llandaff

See Archdeacon of Llandaff

Archdeacons of Margam

See Archdeacon of Margam

Archdeacons of Morgannwg

• 2002–2004 (ret.): Martin Williams
• 2004–2006 (res.): David Yeoman
• 2006–2020: Chris Smith

Pre-reformation history : Catholic bishopric

Legendary foundations

Lucius of Britain

A number of traditions associate Llandaff with Lucius of Britain. Lucius was believed to be a 2nd century king who first beseeched the Pope (Eleutherius) to convert him to Christianity. The Pope's response was to send a Christian mission to Britain, which would include the building of Britain's first church. The Welsh Triads relate this tradition to Llandaff, stating that Lucius "made the first Church at Llandaf, which was the first in the Isle of Britain." another triad lists ""the three archbishoprics of the Isle of Britain" and states that "the first was Llandaf, of the gift of Lleirwg (Lucius), the son of Coel, the son of Cyllin, who first gave lands and civil privileges to such as first embraced the faith in Christ." Although the Lucius legend is now considered to be pseudohistory, it was recounted by Nennius, Bede and Geoffrey of Monmouth, and seems to have been widely accepted in the medieval period.^[2]

Four names are associated with the task of executing the Pope's wishes, these include the early Welsh saints Fagan, Deruvian and Elvan. Fagan is sometimes named as "the first Bishop of Llandaff" while all three became patrons of churches and villages throughout the diocese. Iolo Morgannwg also linked these early figures to Llandaff, writing extensively on this supposed early foundation. In the Iolo Manuscripts, he credits Fagan as the second Bishop of Llandaff (succeeding Dyfan, a figure Iolo conflates with Deruvian).^{[3][4][5][6][a]}

Saint Dubricius

The diocese was reputedly founded in 560 or earlier by Saint Teilo, during the monastic movement initiated by Saint Dubricius who presided over several monasteries in Ergyng, including Hentland and Moccas. Dubricius is said to have made Teilo abbot of this daughter monastery at Llandaff, which after Dubricius' death became a monastic cathedral and the chief monastery in South Wales. Saint Dubricius is usually given as the first bishop.

 

Places mentioned in the 'Book of Llandaff'

The early history of diocese is, however, highly controversial, because the chief authority, the diocesan charters in the Book of Llandaff, though dating from the late 6th century, were considerably doctored to raise Llandaff's profile when they were copied in the early 12th century. Similarly, the saints' 'lives' therein have little basis in fact. Gilbert Hunter Doble and others have clearly demonstrated that there is no evidence that Saints Dubricius and Teilo had anything to do with Llandaff. Dubricius was only active in Ergyng and Gwent, while Teilo's associations with Llandaff have been transferred from his great abbey at Llandeilo Fawr.^{[citation needed]}

Early times

The original church at Llandaff (perhaps a monastery) may well have been an early foundation. However, it is likely to have been founded by Saint Oudoceus rather than Saint Teilo. The early episcopal authority in the area was, indeed, in Ergyng and Gwent, originally under Dubricius and then his disciples. Their base may have been at Welsh Bicknor, Kenderchurch or Glasbury. Teilo's foundation at Llandeilo may have superseded Ergyng in the mid-7th century or, as David Nash Ford suggests, the two may have remained the seats of independent, yet parallel, bishoprics, as late as the mid-9th century. Both had accepted the ways of the Roman Catholic Church in 777.

There certainly seems to have only been a single diocese by the late 9th century, based at Llandeilo. The Bishops were known as 'Bishop of Teilo'. When exactly the bishop's cathedra (and the Teilo traditions) moved to Llandaff, however, is not clear. Ford, again, suggests a date not much later, after the death of Bishop Nobis in 874. However, a date in the early 11th century or even later cannot be ruled out. The bishops of Llandaff long maintained absolute independence within their own territories, and the rights and privileges of the Church of Llandaff were extensive. However, there is a tradition that by 872, the bishops had already, nominally at least, accepted the authority of the English Province of Canterbury. Certainly this was the case by 982. The first Saxon bishop, Wulfrith, had been installed in 930, though he may have been of dual-nationality.

Norman times onwards

After the Norman Conquest of south-east Wales in the 1090s, the archbishops of Canterbury began to exercise their jurisdiction over Wales, and Saint Anselm placed Bishop Herewald of Llandaff under interdict. Herewald's successor, Urban, was consecrated at Canterbury, after taking an oath of canonical obedience to the archbishop, and from that time Llandaff became a full dependent of Canterbury. Standing difficulties were the admixture of race and language due to the English settlements and the ignorance and incontinence of the Welsh clergy, who had ceased to observe celibacy and gave scandal to the Normans and English alike. A reform was gradually effected, chiefly by the establishment of new monasteries and mendicant houses. The Book of Llandaff, now at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, reflects Urban's territorial ambitions for his diocese. The present cathedral dates substantially from his time, 1120 and later.

Catholic Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Landaff

incomplete – first centuries lacking

• John de Egglescliffe, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1323.06.20 – death 1347.01.02), previously Bishop of Connor (Ireland) (1322 – 1323.06.20)
• John Paschal, Carmelite Order (O. Carm.) (1347.02.19 – death 1361.10.11)
• Roger Cradock, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1361.12.15 – death 1382.06.22), previously Bishop of Waterford (Ireland) (1350.03.02 – 1361.12.15)
• Thomas Rushook (Thomas Rushooke), O.P. (1383.05.03 – 1385.11.07), next Bishop of Chichester (England) (1385.11.07 – 1388), Bishop of Brefinnia (Ireland) (1388 – ?retired 1390?), died 1393
• William Bottlesham (1385.12.02 – 1389.08.27), previously Bishop of Bethléem à Clamecy ('Bethelehem' exiled in Burgundy, France) (1383 – 1385.12.02); later Bishop of Rochester (England) (1389.08.27 – death 1400.02)
• Robert Tideman of Winchcombe (1393 – 1395.06.15), next Bishop of Worcester (England) (1395.06.15 – death 1401.06.13)
• John Burghill (1396.04.12 – 1398.07.02), next Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (England) (1398.07.02 – death 1414.05.20)
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Anglican Reformation

In the religious turmoil of the 16th century, the Bishop of Llandaff, Anthony Kitchin, was the only bishop in office at the accession of Elizabeth I who acquiesced in the religious changes and was accounted an apostate by fellow Catholics. He died in 1563. Rome had already decided to suppress the Catholic see in 1530;

Thereafter, there continued a line of Anglican bishops up to the present day. Some of these showed aptitude for the conditions of the post, e. g. Blethyn and Morgan (the translator of the Bible), also those appointed under Charles II. Another Morgan suffered many years imprisonment for his Laudian convictions. The administration of the diocese suffered from its poor endowment and limited patronage, leading at the end of the 18th century to non-resident bishops (e.g. Watson) and the holding with other ecclesiastical benefices (such as the Deanery of St. Paul's). Failure to speak Welsh characterised the bishops during this period. Bishop Ollivant notably took up the challenge of providing churches for the newly industrialised valleys. The population explosion created pressure for the division of the diocese, which was put into effect with Disestablishment. The diocese remained part of the Province of Canterbury until the creation of the Church in Wales on 31 March 1920.

In the 20th century Anglo-Catholic parishes were numerous and gave a distinctive High Church character to the diocese. Opposition to the ordination of female priests was widespread and their introduction delayed for some time.^{[clarification needed]}

Catholic successors

When the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff was founded on 7 February 1916, it was considered^{[by whom?]} the restoration of the Catholic see of Llandaf, enjoying its apostolic succession, although its territory was reassigned from the simultaneously suppressed Diocese of Newport.^{[citation needed]}

It was however on territory of the concurrently suppressed Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Newport (originally Newport and Menevia), which had been established in 1840 as Apostolic Vicariate of the Welsh District, on territory split from the Anglo-Welsh Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District. It was no assigned a co-cathedral not saw its title revived, its Former Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, St. Dyfrig, St. Telio and St. Euddogwy, in Llandaff remaining a Protestant church.

List of churches

Deanery of Cardiff^[8]

Parishes	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Cardiff (Christ Church) Roath Park^[9]	Christ Church, Roath Park		T. Hughes	Cyncoed (half)	5,574
Cardiff (Citizen Church)^[10]	SS Andrew & Teilo, Cathays (Citizen Church)	1879 (1897)	R. Forey	Cathays (part)	9,001
Cardiff (Dewi Sant)^[11]	Dewi Sant, Cardiff	1889 (1863)	D. Lloyd	Castle (east)	1,059
Cardiff (St Mary)^[12]	St Mary the Virgin, Cardiff	1843	D. Atkins	Butetown	10,125
Cardiff City Parish^[13]	St John the Baptist, Cardiff	Medieval	S. Jones L. Hanney	Castle (west)	1,060
Cathays^[14]	St Michael & All Angels, Cathays	1893 (1995)	C. Downs	Cathays (part)	9,001
Gabalfa and Tremorfa^[15]	St Mark, Gabalfa	c. 1870 (1968)	M. Nelson	Gabalfa, Heath, Tremorfa	23,057
	St Philip's Community Church, Tremorfa	1930 (1966)
Grangetown l/w Cardiff St Dyfrig & St Samson^[16]	SS Dyfrig & Samson, Grangetown	1907	E. Owen	Grangetown	19,385
	St Paul, Grangetown	1879 (1890)
Lisvane^[17]	St Denys, Lisvane	Medieval	J. Griffiths	Lisvane	3,707
Llanishen^[18]	St Faith, Llanishen	1960s	C. Smith	Llanishen, Thornhill	17,147
	St Isan, Llanishen	Medieval
Roath (St Edward) (St Margaret)^[19]	St Edward, Roath	1915 (1919)	S. Lisk	Penylan (part)	12,657
	St Margaret, Roath	Medieval (1870)
Roath (St German)^[20]	St German, Roath	1857 (1884)	-	Adamsdown	10,371
Roath (St Saviour)^[21]	St Saviour, Splott	1884 (1888)	-	Splott	11,623
Roath (St Martin)^[22]	St Martin, Roath	1886 (1901)	I. Hamer	Roath (part)	18,166
Urban Crofters Conventional District^[23]	St Anne, Roath (Urban Crofters)	1872 (1886)	W. Souter	Roath (part)

Closed churches in the area

Church	Founded (building)	Closed
Old St Mary's, Cardiff	Medieval	1701
St Dyfrig, Cardiff^[24]	1872 (1893)	1969
St James the Great, Cardiff	pre-1890 (1894)	2006
St Stephen, Cardiff	pre-1900 (1902)	1992
All Saints, Adamsdown^[25]	1856 (1893)	1965
St Alban, Blackweir^[26]
St Barnabas, Saltmead^[27]	1896	post-1960

Deanery of Llandaff^[28]

Parishes	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Caerau with Ely^[29]	St David, Cowbridge Road West	1871	J. Smith	Caerau	11,318
	St Timothy, Caerau	1957
Fairwater^[30]	St Peter, Fairwater	1937	C. Sutton	Fairwater	12,981
Glan Ely^[31]	Resurrection, Glan Ely	c. 1910 (1933)	J. Gould	Ely	14,603
Llandaff (Cathedral and Parish)^[32]^[33]	Cathedral of SS Peter & Paul with SS Dyfrig, Teilo & Euddogwy, Llandaff	Medieval	G. Capon J. van der Lely M. Preece	Llandaff	8,997
Pentyrch & Capel Llanilltern^[34]	St Cadoc, Pentyrch	Medieval (1857)	S. John	Pentyrch, Pont-y-clun (Groesfaen area)	6,101
	St David, Groesfaen	1892
	St Ellteyrn, Capel Llanilltern	Medieval (1862)
Radyr^[35]	Christ Church, Radyr	1903	V. Burrows B. Huxtable-Goy	Radyr and Morganstown, St Fagans	8,952
	St John the Baptist, Danescourt	Medieval
St Fagans and Michaelston-Super-Ely^[36]	St Mary, St Fagans	Medieval
Tongwynlais^[37]	St Mary and St James, Taffs Well^[38]	c. 1897	-	Nantgarw, Taffs Well, Tongwynlais	5,622
	St Michael & All Angels, Tongwynlais	1850 (1877)
Canton Rectorial Benefice^[39]	St Catherine, Canton	1885	F. Wilson E. Rees B. Yates	Canton, Pontcanna, Riverside	28,075
	St John the Evangelist, Canton	1855
	St Luke, Canton	1909
Whitchurch Rectorial Benefice^[40]	All Saints, Llandaff North	1873 (1955)	J. Davis P. Mortimer	Llandaff North, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch	33,901
	All Saints, Rhiwbina	1931
	St Mary, Whitchurch	Medieval (1884)
	St Thomas, Whitchurch	1911 (1913)

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
St Mary the Virgin, Caerau		Medieval	1973
St Mary, Nantgarw		1845	1983^[38]
St Michael, Michaelston-super-Ely^[41]	Michaelston-super-Ely	Medieval	2010^[b]^[42]

Notes

1. An account in the Book of Llandaff is that in 156AD, King Lucius sent two ambassadors, Elfan and Medwy, to Pope Eleutherius asking that he be made a Christian and that his subjects might also become Christians. Both ambassadors were baptised and ordained, with Elfan being made a bishop. Both men returned to Britain where they taught and converted many in the court of King Lucius. Elfan is said to have become the first Bishop of Llandaff.^[7]
2. Decree of redundancy and deconsecration dated 16 March 2012.

Deanery of Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly^[43]

Parishes	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Bargoed, Deri & Brithdir^[44]	St Peter, Deri	c. 1890	R. Lindsay	Bargoed (Bargoed ED), Darran Valley, New Tredegar (Brithdir area), Rhymney (Pontlottyn & Twyn Carno EDs)	15,664
	St David, Brithdir
	St Gwladys, Bargoed	1877
Pontlottyn & Fochriw^[45]	St Aidan, Rhymney Bridge	C19th
	St Tyfaelog, Pontlottyn	1863
	SS Mary & Andrew, Fochriw	1864
Dowlais & Penydarren^[46]	Christ Church, Pant	1870s	C. Owen	Dowlais, Pant, Penydarren	12,345
	All Saints, Dowlais
Eglwysilan & Caerphilly Rectorial Benefice^[47]	St Ilan, Eglwysilan	Medieval	M. Greenaway-Robbins P. Smith	Aber Valley, Caerphilly, Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn, Van	39,600
	St Andrew, Penyrheol
	St Catherine, Caerphilly	c. 1910 (c. 1930)
	St Martin, Caerphilly	pre-1870s (1879)
	SS Peter & Cenydd, Senghenydd^[a]
Gelligaer^[51]	St Catwg, Gelligaer	Medieval	G. Powell	Bargoed (Gilfach ED), Gelligaer (St Cattwg ED)	9,879
	St Margaret, Gilfach	1895 (1933)
Merthyr Tydfil (Christ Church)^[52]	Christ Church, Georgetown	1857	M. Walford M. Prevett	Cyfarthfa, Gurnos, Park, Town, Troed-y-rhiw (Abercanaid area)	26,646
Merthyr Tydfil St David & Abercanaid^[53]	SS Peter & Paul, Abercanaid	1884 (1911)
	St Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil	Medieval (1901)
	St David, Merthyr Tydfil	1847
	Church of St Tydfil's Well, Merthyr Tydfil
Treharris, Trelewis, Bedlinog and Llanfabon^[54]	St Mabon, Llanfabon	Medieval (1847)	G. Coombes	Bedlinog, Nelson, Treharris	14,280
	St John the Baptist, Nelson	1887
	St Matthias, Treharris	1896
Troedyrhiw l/w Merthyr Vale^[55]	St John the Baptist, Troedyrhiw	1851	S. Barnes	Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw (Troedyrhiw area)	6,627
	St Mary & Holy Innocents, Merthyr Vale	1926 (1974)
Ystrad Mynach & Llanbradach^[56]	Holy Trinity, Ystrad Mynach	1855	S. Kirk	Gelligaer (Ystrad Mynach & Hengoed EDs), Llanbradach and Pwllypant	14,974

Notes

1. Although closed and apparently destined for redundancy in 2017,^[48] the church was in 2021 re-opened as a church plant from Citizen Church, based in Cathays, Cardiff.^[49] The church appears now to be administratively part of the Parish of Citizen Church, Cardiff,^[50] and no longer part of the Benefice of Eglwysilan (St Ilan) and Caerphilly (now the Caerphilly and Aber Valley Ministry Area).

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
St Luke, Gellideg	Merthyr Tydfil		c. 2019
All Saints, Llanbradach^[57]	Llanbradach	1896	c. 1994
Llanbradach Chapel^[58]	Llanbradach		C20th
Trinity Church, Pengam^[59]	Pengam	pre-1877
St Anne, Cefn Hengoed	Cefn Hengoed	1931 (1939)	early 2010s
St Mary, Fochriw^[60]	Fochriw	1907	1981
St Cadoc, Bedlinog^[61]	Bedlinog	1873 (1912)
St John the Baptist, Dowlais^[62]	Dowlais	1827	1997
St John, Penydarren^[63]	Penydarren	1858	pre-2009
St Cynon, Treharris^[64]	Treharris
St James the Great, Pentre-bach^[65]	Pentre-bach	late C19th	1979
St Mary, Trelewis^[66]	Trelewis	1886	pre-2004

Deanery of Penarth and Barry^[67]

Benefice	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Rectorial Benefice of Barry^[68] (Barry Ministry Area)^[69]	SS Dyfan & Teilo, Merthyr Dyfan	Medieval	Z. King R. Parrish D. Barnes-Davies C. Seaton E. Ackland	Barry	51,502
	St Cadoc, Cadoxton(-juxta-Barry)	Ancient (Medieval)
	St Mary, Barry Dock	1905
	All Saints, Barry	1908
Penarth (All Saints) (St Peter)^[70]	All Saints, Penarth	1891 (1954)	J. Young A. Reeves	Penarth (Plymouth & Stanwell EDs)	10,252
	St Peter, Old Cogan	Medieval
Penarth & Llandough^[71]	Holy Nativity, Penarth	1894 (1952)	M. Jones	Llandough, Penarth (Cornerswell & St Augustine's EDs)	13,808
	St Augustine, Penarth	Medieval (1866)
	St Dochdwy, Llandough	Medieval (1866)
Porthkerry, Rhoose and Penmark^[72]	St Peter, Rhoose	1912 (1993)	M. Prince	Rhoose	6,160
	St Curig, Porthkerry	Medieval
	St Mary, Penmark	Medieval
St Andrews Major l/w Michaelston-Le-Pit^[73]	St Michael & All Angels, Michaelston-le-Pit	Medieval	A. James J. Ormrod	Dinas Powys, Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith, Sully and Lavernock, Wenvoe	10,458
	St Andrew, St Andrew's Major	Medieval
	St Peter, Dinas Powys	1881 (1930)
Sully^[74]	St John the Baptist, Sully	Medieval
Wenvoe l/w St Lythans^[75]	St Bleddian, St Lythans	Medieval
	St Mary, Wenvoe	Medieval

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
St Nicholas, Barry^[76]	St Nicholas' Road, Barry	Medieval (1876)	1950s
St Paul the Apostle, Barry^[77]	St Paul's Avenue, Barry	1893	2017
St Baruc, Barry Island^[77]	Phyllis Street, Barry	1897	2019
St Luke, Penarth^[78]	Penarth	1960	2006

Deanery of Pontypridd^[79]

Benefice	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Llantrisant Rectorial Benefice^[80]	St David, Miskin	1878 (1907)	S. Freeman V. Gardner R. Hill P. Gullidge R. Gratton D. Jones	Llanharan (most), Llanharry, Llantrisant, Llantwit Fardre, Pont-y-clun	45,725
	St Michael & All Angels, Beddau	1936
	SS Illtyd, Gwynno & Dyfodwg, Llantrisant	Medieval
	SS Julius & Aaron, Llanharan	pre-1857 (1857)
	St Peter, Brynna
	St Illtyd, Llanharry	Medieval (1868)
	St Anne, Talygarn	Medieval? (1887)
	St Paul, Pontyclun	1895
	St Illtyd, Llantwit Fardre	c. 1525
Pontypridd^[81]	St John the Evangelist, Graig	pre-1901 (1920s)^[82]	C. Rushton A. Baker P. Watson^[83] R. Forey (apptd to St Mary, Glyntaff)^[84]	Pontypridd, Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm	37,358
	St Luke, Rhydyfelin	1907 (1962)^[82]
	St Mary, Glyntaff	1839^[82]
	St Catherine, Pontypridd	1868^[82]
	Christ Church, Ynysybwl	1887^[82]
	St Gwynno, Llanwonno	6th c. (12th c.)^[82]
	St Luke, Cilfynydd	1892^[82]

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
Mission Room, Pen-y-coedcae	Pen-y-coedcae^[85]	before 1900^[a]	1980s?
St Andrew, Llantwit Fardre^[86]	Llantwit Fardre		1980s
St Barnabas, Trehafod^[87]	Trehafod^[b]^[88]		pre-2012^[89]^[c]
St David, Hopkinstown (Llanddewi Rhondda)	Hopkinstown	1855^[82]	2022^[90]
St Mark, Pwll Gwaun^[91]	Pwll Gwaun	1892	2011
St Matthew, Pontypridd^[92]	Trallwn, Pontypridd	1885^[d] (1907)^[93]	2006/07^[94]

Notes

1. The Mission Room appears on an Ordnance Survey Maps dated 1900 and continues to appear at ST 06058 87727 until at least the 1960s.
2. Although the village of Trehafod lay partly in the former Rhondda Borough, St Barnabas was within the parish of Llanddewi Rhondda and therefore in the Pontypridd Deanery.
3. Decree of Redundancy and Deconsecration dated 16 March 2012
4. Mission Church in Church Road, Trallwn.

Deanery of Bridgend^[95]

Benefice	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Coity & Nolton l/w Coychurch^[96]	St Mary, Coity	Medieval	M. Komor M. Thorne C. Holloway	Brackla, Bridgend (Oldcastle), Coity Higher, Coychurch Lower	23,991
	St Mary, Nolton	Medieval (1887)
	St Mary, Brackla (meets in school)	1995
	St Crallo, Coychurch	Medieval
Glyncorrwg & the Upper Afan Valley l/w Caerau St Cynfelyn^[97]	St Cynfelin, Caerau	1910	B. Reaney	Glyncorrwg, Maesteg (Caerau ED)	6,995
	St John the Baptist, Glyncorrwg	pre-C18th (1905)
Laleston & Merthyr Mawr l/w Penyfai^[98]	All Saints, Penyfai	1903	A. Beer	Laleston, Merthyr Mawr, Newcastle Higher	16,899
	St Teilo, Merthyr Mawr	Medieval (1852)
	St David, Laleston	Medieval
Llandyfodwg & Cwm Ogwr^[99]	St Tyfodwg, Llandyfodwg	Medieval (1870s)	J. Jenkins	Ogmore Valley	7,954
	St David, Ogmore Vale	1879
Llangeinor & the Garw Valley^[100]	St David, Pontycymmer	1911	R. Pitman	Garw Valley (Llangeinor & Pontycymmer EDs)	3,742
	St Ceinwyr, Llangeinor	Medieval
Llangynwyd & Maesteg^[101]	St Cynwyd, Llangynwyd	Medieval	M. Evans W. John	Bryn, Llangynwyd Middle, Maesteg (Maesteg West ED)	8,808
	St David, Maesteg	1853
	St Michael & All Angels, Maesteg	1898
Llanilid l/w Pencoed^[102]	SS Ilid & Curig, Llanilid	Medieval	I. Hodges	Coychurch Higher, Llanharan (Llanilid area), Pencoed	10,054
	St David, Pencoed	c. 1877 (1915)
	St Paul, Heol-y-Cyw	1889
Llansantffraid, Bettws & Aberkenfig^[103]	St Bride, Aberkenfig		S. Brumwell	Garw Valley (Bettws ED), Llangynwyd Lower, St Bride's Minor, Ynysawdre	12,074
	St John the Divine, Aberkenfig	1868
	St David, Bettws	Medieval
Newcastle^[104]	St Illtyd, Newcastle	Medieval	D. Lloyd	Bridgend (Newcastle & Morfa EDs)	10,113
Troedrhiwgarth^[105]	St Mary the Virgin, Maesteg	1891	C. Reaney	Maesteg (Maesteg East ED)	4,773

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
St James, Blaengarw^[106]	Blaengarw	1890	2004
St Tydfil, Bryn^[107]	Bryn	c. 1890 (1902)	2018
St Theodore, Bryncethin^[108]	Bryncethin	1896	1992
St Thomas the Apostle, Coytrahen^[109]	Tondu	pre-1899 (1934)	post-1970s
St Peter, Nant-y-moel^[110]	Nant-y-moel	1889	1960
St Paul, Nant-y-moel^[111]	Nant-y-moel	1909	1992
St John the Baptist, Ogmore Vale^[112]	Ogmore Vale	1900 (1914)	2004
St Mary, Pont-y-rhyl^[113]	Pontycymer	1892	1986
St Theodore, Pontycymer^[114]	Pontycymer	pre-1895
St Tudwg, Tythegston^[115]	Tythegston	Medieval (1876)	late C20th

Deanery of Cynon Valley^[116]

Benefice	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Aberaman & Cwmaman^[117]	St Joseph, Cwmaman	1890	M. Gibbon	Aberaman North, Aberaman South	9,865
	St Margaret, Aberaman	1883
Abercynon^[118]	St Donat, Carnetown	1898	P. Lewis	Abercynon (part)	3,195
	St Gwynno, Abercynon
Penrhiwceiber, Matthewstown & Ynysboeth^[119]	All Saints, Matthewstown (no building)	1903	S. Ghezzi^[citation needed]	Abercynon (part), Penrhiwceiber	8,984
	St Winifred, Penrhiwceiber	1883
Aberdare (St Fagan)^[120]	St Fagan, Trecynon	1853 (c. 1858)	R. Green	Aberdare West, Llwydcoed	9,247
	St James, Llwydcoed	1895
	St Luke, Cwmdare	1887
Aberdare (St John the Baptist) (St Elvan) (St Matthew) (St John the Evangelist)^[121]	St Elvan, Aberdare	1852	R. Davies	Aberdare East	6,561
	St John the Baptist, Aberdare	Medieval
	St Matthew, Abernant	c. 1880 (1889)
Cwmbach^[122]	St Mary Magdalene, Cwmbach	1882	-	Cwmbach	4,401
Hirwaun^[123]	St Lleurwg, Hirwaun	1858	P. Godsall	Hirwaun, Pen-y-waun, Rhigos	8,947
	St Winifred, Penywaun	1958
Mountain Ash & Miskin^[124]	St Margaret, Mountain Ash	1862	M. Jones	Mountain Ash East, Mountain Ash West	7,374

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
St Peter, Abercwmboi^[125]	Abercwmboi	1918
St John the Evangelist, Robertstown^[126]	Robertstown	1890
St David, Mountain Ash^[127]	Mountain Ash	1886	post-1950
St Teilo, Mountain Ash^[128]	Mountain Ash	1890	post-1950
St John the Baptist, Miskin^[129]	Mountain Ash	1909	2007
St Illtyd, Cefn Pennar	Cefn Pennar	1894

Deanery of Margam^[130]

Benefice	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Baglan^[131]	St Catharine, Baglan	1875	S. Jenkyns E. Jenkyns	Baglan, Baglan Bay, Cwmavon	12,434
	St Baglan, Baglan	early C20th (1959)
Cwmafan^[132]	St Michael, Cwmavon	Medieval (C17th)
Kenfig Hill^[133]	St Theodore, Kenfig Hill	1891	J. Durley	Pyle (part), Cefn Cribwr	5,183
Rectorial Benefice of Aberavon^[134]	Holy Trinity, Aberavon	1953 (2018)	B. Andrews M. Pateman	Aberavon, Baglan Moors, Port Talbot, Sandfields East, Sandfields West, Tai-bach	29,512
	St Agnes, Port Talbot	1902 (1910)
	St Mary, Aberavon	Medieval (1859)
	St Theodore, Port Talbot	1897
Margam^[135]	St David, Margam	C19th? (1959)	-	Margam, Margam Moors	3,017
	St Mary, Margam Abbey	Medieval
Newton Nottage, Porthcawl^[136]	St John the Baptist, Porthcawl	Medieval	P. Masson M. Broadway	Porthcawl	16,005
	St David, Nottage	1948 (1992)
	All Saints, Porthcawl	1866 (1914)
	St Mary, Trecco Bay	1953 (1964)
Pyle and Kenfig^[137]	St James, Pyle	Medieval	D. Walker	Pyle (part), Cornelly	10,762
	St Mary Magdalene, Maudlam	Medieval

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
St Gabriel, Abergwynfi^[138]	Abergwynfi	1894
Old St Baglan's, Baglan	Baglan	Medieval	1954
St Peter, Nantyffyllon^[139]	Caerau
St Colman, Cefn Cribwr^[140]	Cefn Cribwr	1924	2012
All Saints, Cwmafan^[141]	Cwmafan	1855	1980
St John the Evangelist, Cymer^[142]	Cymer
St Peter, Goytre^[143]	Goytre	1915	2019
Old St David's, Nottage	Nottage	Medieval	C17th
St John, Pontrhydyfen^[144]	Pontrhydyfen
Holy Cross, Port Talbot^[145]	Port Talbot	1827	2008
St Paul, Port Talbot^[146]	Port Talbot	1910

Deanery of Neath^[147]

Benefice	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath & Tonna^[148]	St Catwg, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath	Medieval	A. Meredith	Blaenhonddan, Clyne and Melincourt, Tonna	15,469
	St Anne, Tonna	1892
Cilybebyll^[149]	St John the Evangelist, Cilybebyll	Medieval	J. Shaw	Cilybebyll	4,806
	St John the Baptist, Alltwen	1888
Dulais Valley^[150]	St David, Dyffryn Cellwen	1925	A. Davies E. Street	Blaengwrach, Crynant, Glynneath, Onllwyn, Resolven, Seven Sisters	12,962
	St Mary, Seven Sisters	pre-1894 (1911)
	St Margaret, Crynant	Medieval (1910)
Vale of Neath^[151]	St Cadoc, Aberpergwm	Medieval (1809)
	St Mary, Blaengwrach	c. 1608
	St David, Resolven	1850
Dyffryn^[152]	St Matthew, Dyffryn	1871	S. Bodycombe	Dyffryn Clydach	3,162
Neath Rectorial Benefice^[153]	St David, Neath	1866	L. Newman R. ap Robert2	Neath, Pelenna	20,410
	St Illtyd, Llantwit	Medieval
	SS Peter & Paul, Neath	1964
	St Thomas the Apostle, Neath	Medieval
	St Teilo, Tonmawr	??? (2003)
Llansawel, Briton Ferry^[154]	St Mary, Briton Ferry	Medieval (1892)	S. Birdsall	Briton Ferry	5,911
Skewen^[155]	St John the Baptist, Neath Abbey	1850	C. Coles	Coedffranc, Dyffryn Clydach (part)	9,053
	St Mary, Skewen	1905 (2012)

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
St Clement, Briton Ferry^[156]	Briton Ferry	1866	2007
St John the Baptist, Briton Ferry^[157]	Briton Ferry	1878	2013
St Thomas, Briton Ferry^[158]	Briton Ferry	1881
All Saints, Skewen^[159]	Skewen	1905	2006
St Catherine, Neath	Neath	1891	2020

Deanery of Rhondda^[160]

Benefice	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Dinas & Penygraig^[161]	St Barnabas, Penygraig	1897 (1915)	J. Thomas T. Cox	Cwm Clydach, Cymmer, Pen-y-graig, Porth, Tonypandy, Trehafod, Ynyshir	26,898
Porth Newydd^[162]	St John the Evangelist, Cymmer	1889
Tonypandy l/w Clydach Vale l/w Williamstown^[163]	St Thomas, Clydach Vale	1896
	St Andrew, Tonypandy	1877
	St Illtud, Williamstown	1884 (1891)
Pen Rhondda Fawr^[164]	St George, Cwmparc	1896	P. Leyshon	Treorchy, Treherbert	13,421
	St Matthew, Treorchy	1871
Pont Rhondda^[165]	All Saints, Trealaw		P. Gale	Llwyn-y-pia, Trealaw, Ystrad	12,141
	St Cynon, Llwynypia
	St Stephen, Ystrad Rhondda	1896
Rhondda Fach Uchaf^[166]	St Dunstan, Ferndale	1906	D. Jones	Ferndale, Maerdy, Tylorstown	11,884
	Holy Trinity, Tylorstown	1883
	Interdenominational Church Building, Penrhys
Tonyrefail l/w Gilfach Goch^[167]	St David, Tonyrefail	1903	-	Gilfach Goch, Tonyrefail	15,737
	St Alban, Tonyrefail	1930 (1981)
	St Barnabas, Gilfach Goch	1899
Ystradyfodwg^[168]	St Peter, Pentre	1889	H. England-Simon	Pentre	5,232
	St John the Baptist, Ystradfodwg	Medieval (1987)

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
Dinas Mission, Dinas^[169]	Dinas	1897	2018
St Anne, Ynyshir^[170]	Ynyshir	1886	c. 2018
St Dyfan, Clydach^[171]	Clydach Vale		1965
Christ Church, Ferndale^[172]	Ferndale	1876 (1886)
St Luke, Maerdy^[173]	Maerdy
All Saints, Maerdy^[174]	Maerdy	1885	2011
St David, Ton Pentre	Gelli	1881	1980s
St Mark, Gelli^[175]	Gelli	1896 (c. 1910)	1987
St Paul, Porth^[176]	Porth	1890	2014
St Luke, Llwyncelyn^[177]	Llwyncelyn		pre-2017
St David, Tonypandy^[178]	Tonypandy
St George, Tonyrefail^[179]	Tonyrefail
St Alban, Treherbert^[180]	Treherbert	1891
St Mary, Treherbert^[181]	Treherbert	1866	1970s
All Saints, Treherbert^[182]	Treherbert	1894
St Tyfodwg, Treorchy^[183]	Treorchy	1895
St David, Tylorstown^[184]	Tylorstown	1906	late C20th
St Mary Magdalene, Pontygwaith^[185]	Pontygwaith	1896	1997
St Thomas, Wattstown^[186]	Wattstown	1896

Deanery of Vale of Glamorgan^[187]

Benefice	Church	Founded (building)	Clergy	Communities served	Population served
Colwinston, Llandow & Llysworney^[188]	St Tydfil, Llysworney	Medieval (1894)	A. Kettle	Colwinston, Llandow (most)	1,173
	Holy Trinity, Llandow	Medieval
	St Michael & All Angels, Colwinston	Medieval
Cowbridge Rectorial Benefice^[189]	St Canna, Llangan	Medieval? (C19th)	S. Adams V. Ashley I. Yemm	Cowbridge with Llanblethian, Llanfair, Llangan, Penllyn, St Athan (Flemingston area)	8,882
	St Mary, St Mary Hill	Medieval
	St Michael, Flemingston	Medieval (C19th)
	Holy Cross, Cowbridge	Medieval
	St John the Baptist, Llanblethian	Medieval
	St Dochdwy, Llandough
	St Mary, St Mary Church	Medieval?
	St Brynach, Llanfrynach	Medieval
	St John the Evangelist, Penllyn	c. 1850
	St Senwyr, Llansannor	Medieval
	St Hilary, St Hilary	Medieval
	St Owain, Ystradowen	Medieval (1868)
Glamorgan Heritage Coast Rectorial Benefice^[190]	St James, Wick	Medieval	K. Prime E. Counsell C. Vaughan	Ewenny, Llandow (Llanmihangel area), Llan-maes, Llantwit Major, St Athan (most), St Bride's Major, St Donats, Wick	16,556
	St Tathan, St Athan	Medieval
	St Donat, St Donats	Medieval
	St Illtyd, Llantwit Major	Medieval
	St Mary, Monknash	Medieval
	Holy Trinity, Marcross	Medieval
	St Cadoc, Llanmaes	Medieval
	St Michael, Llanmihangel	Medieval
	St Giles, Gileston	Medieval
	St Michael, Ewenny	Medieval
	St Bridget, St Brides Major	Medieval
	All Saints, Southerndown	1876 (1968)
East Vale Rectorial Benefice^[191]	St Cadoc, Pendoylan	Medieval	M. Davies D. Morris	Llancarfan, Pendoylan, Peterston-super-Ely, St Georges-super-Ely, St Nicholas and Bonvilston, Welsh St Donats	3,841
	St Donat, Welsh St Donats	Medieval
	St Bride, St Bride's-super-Ely	Medieval
	St Peter, Peterston-super-Ely	Medieval
	St Mary the Virgin, Bonvilston	Medieval
	St Nicholas, St Nicholas	Medieval
	St Cadoc, Llancarfan	Medieval
	St Illtyd, Llantrithyd	Medieval

Closed churches in the area

Church	Location	Founded (building)	Closed
St George, St George-super-Ely^[192]	St George-super-Ely	Medieval	c. 2019
St Brewis, Eglwysbrewis^[193]	Eglwys Brewis	Medieval	early C21st

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses in England and Wales

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149. "The Benefice of Cilybebyll (St John the Evangelist)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
150. "The Benefice of Dulais Valley". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
151. "The Benefice of Vale of Neath". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
152. "The Benefice of Dyffryn (St Matthew)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
153. "The Benefice of Neath (St Thomas) (St David) (St Catherine) (St Peter and St Paul)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
154. "The Benefice of Llansawel (St Mary), Briton Ferry". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
155. "The Benefice of Skewen (St John) (St Mary)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
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162. "The Benefice of Porth Newydd". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
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189. "The Benefice of Cowbridge (Holy Cross)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
190. "The Benefice of Glamorgan Heritage Coast". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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Sources

• Clifton, A. B.; Willmott, Edmund Charles Morgan (1907). The cathedral church of Llandaff: a description of the building and a short history of the see, Volume 20. George Bell & Sons.

External links

• Diocese of Llandaff website
• GigaCatholic – Cardiff Metropolitan Archdiocese

Bibliography

• Davies, Wendy. (1982). Wales in the Early Middle Ages.
• Doble, G. H. (1971). Lives of the Welsh Saints

Coordinates: 51°29′45″N 3°13′05″W / 51.4958°N 3.2181°W / 51.4958; -3.2181