St Davids Cathedral
St David’s Cathedral is the mother church of the diocese of St Davids and an iconic reminder of the Christian heritage of the whole nation of Wales.
Read more
Dictionary
Words on this page
Bishop
‘Bishop’ comes from the Greek word for ‘overseer’. So a bishop is a senior Christian minister authorised to have oversight for God’s people. As well as duties given to deacons and priests, bishops confirm and ordain.
Diocese
‘Diocese’ refers to the geographical territory in which a bishop exercises oversight. The Church in Wales is divided into six dioceses each with its own cathedral in which is housed the cathedra (the bishop’s ‘chair’ or ‘throne’).
Prayer
Prayer sustains our human relationship with God and may involve words (formal or informal) or be silent. Prayer can involve adoration (‘I love you’), confession (‘sorry’), thanksgiving and supplication (‘please’).
Diocesan Conference
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FUTURE
What should be the three priorities for the Diocese post-Covid-19?
The 2021 Conference will take place online on Saturday October 2nd via Zoom
The Conference will set the three Priorities for the Diocese going forward. Children and Youth is a priority which has previously been agreed. The other two priorities for the Diocese will be voted upon at the Conference.
There will be two morning sessions and one in the afternoon
~ Session 1: Conference business - 2022 budget, reports from boards and committees, diocesan priorities
~ Session 2: Green issues: Responding to the global climate crisis
~ Session 3: Year of Discipleship 2022
There will also be a short pre-recorded presentation on Discipleship by the Archbishop of York, Most Revd Stephen Cottrell.
All conference reports and paperwork will be available online via the Diocesan Conference page as soon as they are ready for publication.
Paper copies will not be available. Members will be advised how to access online material if required.
Question Time
We would like to invite you to submit questions on aspects of Diocesan life and policy. All questions will need to be submitted in writing by noon on the 22 September and will, if possible, be answered on the day.
No additional questions will be accepted from the floor on the day.
2021: The Year of Prayer
![Year of Prayer Logo [Green+Blue]](https://stdavids.contentfiles.net/media/images/Green_Blue_Dove_Logo.width-500.jpg){kind=logo}
This year has been designated by the Church in Wales - and by St Davids Diocese - as the Year of Prayer. Future years will be dedicated to discipleship and pilgrimage. That’s not to say, of course, that we only need to pray for a year! But 2021 will have prayer as its special focus.
St Davids news
Caring for Llanddewi Velfrey
St Davids news
The Pilgrim Prince
Find out more
History of the Diocese of St Davids
Celtic saints and Welsh princes, mediaeval bishops and Victorian legislators, Reformation scholars and Puritan divines, ascetic monks and Georgian parsons – all have left their mark on its diverse spiritual landscape.
Read more