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.
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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’).
Pruning for Growth
Pruning for Growth is a new diocesan strategy which, over the next two years, will seek to make a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of every church in the Diocese of St Davids.
The strategy was unveiled at an Extraordinary Diocesan Conference held on Saturday July 6th.
The strategy consists of three phases. The first, to be completed by the end of the year, is a fact-finding exercise to establish an up-to-date snapshot of each church, based on an eight-point matrix that will identify churches that are flourishing, growing, declining or dying.
2024: The Year of Social Responsibility
Following on from the themes of Prayer, Discipleship and Pilgrimage, this year the Diocese of St Davids is focusing on Social Responsibility.
The year of Salt and Light, as it has become known, helps us focus on how we live our lives within the worldwide context on our pilgrimage through ordinary life.
Social responsibility is so big and so wide that it would be impractical to try to tackle it all in even one year. Thus, we have chosen to focus on a few areas during different seasons in the year.
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Diocesan Elections
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£100m for heritage in need
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The St John's Bible - a gift to St Davids Cathedral
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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.
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