Church in Wales

Dioceses of the Church in Wales

The Church in Wales is the Anglican church in Wales. Until 1920 it was part of the Province of Canterbury within the Church of England. It is divided into six dioceses:

• Bangor
• Llandaff (Cardiff)
• Monmouth (cathedral in Newport)
• St Asaph
• St David's
• Swansea and Brecon (cathedral in Brecon).

One or other of the six diocesan bishops also serves as Archbishop of Wales (the post held by Rowan Williams before he became Archbishop of Canterbury).

Equal marriage

The Church in Wales is not an established church, but does retain the obligation to marry parishioners. It has therefore, like the Church of England but with differences in detail, had special provisions in the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill to ensure that there can be no obligation on clergy to perform same-sex marriages.