The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

of the

Church in Wales The Church in Wales () is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses. The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The position is currently held b ...

in north-east Wales, named after

Saint Asaph Saint Asaph (or Asaf, Asa) was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph. Biography No traditional Welsh language, Welsh account devoted to the life of Asaph exists. He is, ...

, its second bishop.

Geography

The Anglican

Diocese of St Asaph The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese of the Church in Wales in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop. Geography The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Cheste ...

in the north-east corner of

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stretches from the borders of

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

in the east, to the

Conwy valley The River Conwy (; ) is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is long and drains an area of 678 square km. "Conwy" was formerly anglicised as "Conway." The name 'Conwy' derives from the old Welsh words ''c ...

in the west, to

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in the south-west, and Newtown in the south-east. The population is in excess of half a million people. The more populous areas are to be found along the coast and in the large conurbation of

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

, the principal town. The industrial areas around Wrexham and

Deeside Deeside () is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border, Wales–England border lying near the canalised stretch of the River Dee, Wales, River Dee t ...

have undergone great change in the past decade or so. Where once the

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and

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industries provided most of the employment, the economy is now much more diversified and one of the fastest growing in the UK. A major employer is Airbus UK (currently part of

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), while

Wrexham Industrial Estate Wrexham Industrial Estate () is a well defined industrial area in Wrexham, Wales. It is situated 3 miles east of the city centre. Originally the site of a World War II munitions factory, the estate later became known as the Wrexham Trading Esta ...

is one of the largest in Europe. North-east Wales also acts as a dormitory area for Chester Business Park, which is dominated by

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. This economy is ministered to by an Industrial Chaplain, a post which alternates between a

priest and a

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minister. Most of the diocese is rural, interspersed with small market towns and village communities. The southern area of the diocese in north

Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...

is undergoing regional development, especially with the advent of a good number of small industries. Because of the beauty of the landscape, at holiday times there is a large influx of visitors from England and further afield.

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is now one of the growth industries of this area of Wales. Traditionally, the Diocese of St Asaph extended across the border into

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. However, following

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on 31 March 1920, the

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parishes of Criftins, Hengoed, Kinnerley, Knockin, Llanyblodwel, Llanymynech, Melverley, Morton, Oswestry, St Martins, Selattyn, Trefonen, Weston Rhyn and Whittington were transferred from the Diocese of St Asaph to the English

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History

This diocese was founded by St. Kentigern about the middle of the sixth century, when he was exiled from his see in Scotland. He founded a monastery called Llanelwy at the confluence of the rivers

Clwyd Clwyd ( , ) is a preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area. To the north lies the Irish Sea, with the English cerem ...

and Elwy in north east Wales, where after his return to Scotland in 573 he was succeeded by Asaph or Asa, who was consecrated Bishop of Llanelwy. The diocese originally coincided with the Welsh

principality of Powys The Kingdom of Powys (; ) was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. It very roughly covered the northern two-thirds of the modern county of Pow ...

, but lost much territory first by the

Mercia Mercia (, was one of the principal kingdoms founded at the end of Sub-Roman Britain; the area was settled by Anglo-Saxons in an era called the Heptarchy. It was centred on the River Trent and its tributaries, in a region now known as the Midlan ...

n encroachment marked by Watt's dyke and again by the construction of

Offa's dyke Offa's Dyke () is a large linear Earthworks (Archaeology), earthwork that roughly follows the England–Wales border, border between England and Wales. The structure is named after Offa of Mercia, Offa, the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon king of Mer ...

, soon after 798. Nothing is known of the history of the diocese during the disturbed period that followed.

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gives scanty particulars of a few churches but is silent as to the

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. Early in the twelfth century, Norman influence asserted itself and in 1143

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, consecrated one Gilbert as Bishop of St. Asaph, but the position of his successors was very difficult and one of them, Godfrey, was driven away by poverty and the hostility of the Welsh. A return made in the middle of the thirteenth century (British Library, Cotton MSS, Vitellius, c. x.) shows the existence of eight rural deaneries, seventy-nine churches, and nineteen chapels. By 1291 the deaneries had been doubled in number and there were

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houses at

Basingwerk Basingwerk Abbey () is a Grade I listed buildings in Flintshire, Grade I listed ruined abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. The abbey, which was founded in the 12th century, belonged to the Cistercian, Order of Cistercia ...

, Aberconway,

Strata Marcella The Abbey of Strata Marcella () was a medieval Cistercian monastery situated at Ystrad Marchell (''Strata Marcella'' being the Latinised form of the Welsh name) on the west bank of the River Severn near Welshpool, Powys, Wales. Founding The ab ...

and Valle Crucis, and a

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, Llanllugan Abbey. The cathedral, which had been burnt in the wars, was rebuilt and completed in 1295. It was a plain massive structure of simple plan, and was again destroyed during the English succession

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. When it was restored by Bishop Redman the palace was not rebuilt and thus the bishops continued to be nonresident. At the end of the fifteenth century there was a great revival of church building, as is evidenced by the churches of that date still existing in the diocese. The chief shrines in the diocese were St. Winefred's Well, St. Garmon in Yale (), St. Dervel Gadarn in

Edeirnion Edeirnion or Edeyrnion is an area of the county of Denbighshire and an ancient commote of medieval Wales in the cantref of Penllyn (cantref), Penllyn. According to tradition, it was named after its eponymous founder Edern ap Nudd, Edern or Edey ...

, St. Monacella at Pennant and the Holy Cross in

. All these were demolished at the

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. At that time the diocese contained one archdeaconry, sixteen deaneries and one hundred and twenty-one parishes. The bishop at this time had five episcopal residences, four of which were assumed by the Church of England bishop under Edward VI. The ''Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales'' (1835) found the see had an annual net income of £6,301. This made it the wealthiest diocese in Wales and the fourth richest in Britain after Canterbury, London and Winchester.

Lists of archdeacons

Archdeacons of St Asaph

Archdeacons of Montgomery

:''The archdeaconry was created from that of St Asaph on 6 February 1844.''

Archdeacons of Wrexham

:''The archdeaconry was created from those of St Asaph and of Montgomery on 25 March 1890.'' :''Some archdeacons of Wrexham are recorded with the title Archdeacon of Wrexham and Ruthin.'' *1890–1897 (res.): David Howell *1897–1910 (res.): Llewelyn Wynne Jones *1910–1925 (res.): William Fletcher *1925–1930 (d.): Lewis Pryce *1930–1947 (ret.): James Williams *1948–1957 (res.): Richard Mackenzie Williams *1957-1969 (res): Benjamin Jones-Perrott *1969–1978 (ret.): John Davies *1978–1987 (d.): Raymond Foster *1987–2001 (ret.): Bryan Williams *2001–2010 (res.): Malcolm Squires *2010–2013 (ret.): Shirley Griffiths *2014–2018: Bob Griffiths *7 October 20182021: John Lomas (became Bishop of Swansea and Brecon) *5 March 2023present: Hayley Matthews Hayley Deborah Yeshua Matthews (born 1968) was collated Archdeacon of Wrexham on 5 March 2023. She trained for the ministry at

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before receiving ordination in the

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: she was made deacon at

Petertide Petertide (also known as St Peter's Tide) refers to the Sunday nearest to St Peter's Day on 29 June and to the period around that day. In Anglicanism, Petertide is one of two major traditional periods for the ordination of new priests (the other ...

2007 (1 July) — by Nicholas Reade,

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, at

Blackburn Cathedral Blackburn Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin with Saint Paul, is an Anglican (Church of England) cathedral situated in the heart of Blackburn town centre, in Lancashire, England. The cathedral site has ...

— and ordained priest the following Petertide (28 June 2008) — by Geoff Pearson, Bishop of Lancaster, at

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(i.e. Matthews' title church). During her time in Lancaster she was Chair of Churches Together Lancaster, Chaplain to the Dukes Theatre, and Honorary Padre to the Duke of Lancaster's Regimental Association. She served her title (curacy) at Lancaster Priory before moving to Manchester: first as Pioneer Chaplain to

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and Honorary Chaplain to Salford University and the BBC where she was a regular contributor to BBC Radio Manchester, then as Rector of Holy Innocents Fallowfield with

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, Honorary Chaplain to Manchester University at St Peter's House and Padre to 6MI Manchester. From 2012 - 2018 Matthews served as Trustee to the William Temple Foundation, latterly as acting Chair publishing the Temple Tract Grace and Power: sexuality and gender in the CHurch of England in 2015. Matthews was Director of Lay Training for Leeds diocese, Principal of Leeds School of Ministry, and an

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prior to her archidiaconal appointment.

Archdeaconries and deaneries

In addition to the clergy 'on the ground', the diocese is served by one Potential Cleric, two Hope Street Senior Leaders, one Bishop's Chaplain, one Anglican Chaplain and three Honorary Assistant Bishops.

List of churches

APC = ancient parish church; MC = medieval chapelry.

Archdeaconry of Montgomery

Caereinion Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of Garthbeibio,

Llanerfyl Llanerfyl is a village and community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Located near the River Banwy, the community includes the village of Llanerfyl, several farms and wide tracts of marchland. The southern part of the communit ...

Llanfair Caereinion Llanfair Caereinion () is a market town and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales upon the River Banwy (also known as the River Einion), around 8 miles west of Welshpool. In 2011 the ward had a population of 1,810; the town itself had a p ...

, Llangadfan, Llangynyw, Llanllugan,

Manafon Manafon is a small rural Community (Wales), community located in the hills of Montgomeryshire, the Northern part of the Welsh county of Powys. The Parish focuses on the valley of the River Rhiew that runs west to east into the River Severn". The ...

Meifod Meifod, formerly also written Meivod (), is a small village, Community (Wales), community and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and loca ...

, Pont Dolanog and Pont Robert. It is named after Llanfair Caereinion, the principal village. It has an estimated population of 4,857. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader (shared with Tanat-Vyrnwy), one Priest-in-Charge (shared with Tanat-Vyrnwy), one Pioneer Priest and one Assistant Curate. ¹Original dedication to St Tysilio

Cedewain Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of Aberhafesp, Betws Cedewain, Dolfor, Kerry,

Llanllwchaiarn Llanllwchaiarn (; ) is a village on the outskirts of Newtown in Powys, Wales. It forms part of the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn () is a community in mid Powys, Wales. It includes the town of Newtown and ...

All Saints, Llanllwchaiarn St Llwchaiarn, Llanmerewig, Llanwyddelan, Mochdre and Tregynon. It is named after the medieval

cantref A cantref ( ; ; plural cantrefi or cantrefs; also rendered as ''cantred'') was a Wales in the Early Middle Ages, medieval Welsh land division, particularly important in the administration of Welsh law. Description Land in medieval Wales was divid ...

Cedewain Cedewain (or Cydewain) was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys. It possibly consisted of the commotes (''cymydau'') of Cynan, Hafren and Uwch Hanes. Other sources give the commotes as Cedewain, Eginlle and Ceri. It lay at the south of the ...

. It has an estimated population of 16,433. As of September 2024 it was served by one Priest-in-Charge.

Pool Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of

Berriew Berriew () is a village and Community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It is on the Montgomeryshire Canal and the Afon Rhiw, near the confluence (Welsh: ''aber'') with the River Severn (Welsh language, Welsh: Hafren, Afon Hafr ...

Buttington Buttington ( Welsh: ''Tal-y-bont'') is a village in Powys, Wales, less than 3 km from Welshpool and about 300 m from the River Severn, in the community of Trewern. The Montgomery Canal passes through the village. The village stands on a sli ...

, Castle Caereinion, Criggion,

Forden Forden () is a village near Welshpool in Powys, Wales, formerly in the historic county of Montgomeryshire. It forms part of the community (and community council) of Forden with Leighton and Trelystan with the neighbouring settlements of Trelyst ...

, Fron,

Guilsfield Guilsfield (, "Apiaceae, Hemlock-field") is a village and community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It lies beside Guilsfield Brook about three miles north of Welshpool. It is located on the B4392 road and a disused b ...

, Llandrinio, Llandysilio St Mary, Llandysilio St Tysilio,

Llandyssil Llandyssil () is a village in the community of Abermule with Llandyssil, in Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire. It is about two miles from the town of Montgomery, Powys, Montgomery. In 2001 there were 420 inhabitants i ...

, Montgomery, Pantyffridd, Penrhos,

Pool Quay Pool Quay () is a small village in Powys, Mid Wales. Location It is situated on the A483 road, between the towns of Welshpool and Oswestry right on the banks of the river Severn. Attractions & amenities Although only a small village in term ...

and

Welshpool Welshpool ( ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales, historically in the Historic counties of Wales, county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn. The c ...

. It is named after

, the principal town. It has an estimated population of 17,113. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader, two Priests in Charge and one Associate Priest. ¹original dedication to St Trinio

Tanat-Vyrnwy Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of Brithdir, Bwlchycibau, Llanarmon Mynydd,

Llanfechain Llanfechain is a village and community in Powys, Wales, on the B4393 road between Llanfyllin and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. Historically it belonged to Montgomeryshire. The River Cain runs through. The population of 465 at the 2011 Census was ...

, Llangadwaladr,

Llangedwyn Llangedwyn is a village and community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The population of the community at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 402. The community includes the hamlet of . It lies in the Afon Tanat ...

Llangynog Llangynog (; ) is a village and community at the confluence of the Afon Eirth and the Afon Tanat at the foot of the Berwyn range in north Powys (previously Montgomeryshire), Wales. It lies at the foot of the Milltir Cerrig mountain pass ...

Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant () is a village and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales; about 9 miles west of Oswestry and 12 miles south of Llangollen, on the B4580 road. It lies near the foothills of the Berwyn range, Berwyn mountains on the r ...

Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain is a large village in the community (Wales), community of Llansantffraid, in Powys, Mid Wales. It is close to the border with Shropshire in England, about south-west of Oswestry and north of Welshpool. It is on the A4 ...

Llansilin Llansilin () is a village and community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, west of Oswestry. The community, which includes Llansilin village, a large rural area and the hamlets of Moelfre and Rhiwlas as well as the remote par ...

Llanwddyn Llanwddyn () is a village and Community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The community is centred on the Lake Vyrnwy reservoir. The original Llanwddyn village, about northwest, was submerged when the reservoir was created in ...

Llwydiarth Llwydiarth is a small village in Powys, Wales. It is located near Lake Vyrnwy. The village is mostly made up of a caravan park and holiday centre. It does however have a church dedicated to Saint Mary and a sub post office with a filling petrol s ...

, Pennant Melangell and Penybontfawr. It is named after the

River Tanat The River Tanat, also known as , is a river in northern Powys, Wales. Its source is close to the Cyrniau Nod mountain, to the north of Lake Vyrnwy. The river flows in a generally east-south-east direction until it joins the River Vyrnwy near L ...

and

River Vyrnwy The River Vyrnwy (, ) flows through northern Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England. The name derives from Severn, the river of which it is a tributary. Course The river used to be sourced from the many rivers and streams running off the mount ...

. It has an estimated population of 7,301. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader (shared with Caereinion), two Priests-in-Charge (one shared with Caereinion), and a House for Duty Priest.

Valle Crucis Mission Area

This was formed in 2022 by the merger of the existing mission areas of Valle Crucis and Penedeyrn. The original Valle Crucis was formed in 2017 by the union of the parishes of Bryneglwys,

Corwen Corwen is a town and community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. Historically, Corwen was part of the county of Merionethshire. Corwen stands on the banks of the River Dee beneath the Berwyn mountains. The town is situated west of Llang ...

St Ffraid, Corwen SS Mael & Sulien,

Glyndyfrdwy Glyndyfrdwy (), or sometimes Glyn Dyfrdwy, is a village in the modern county of Denbighshire, Wales. It is situated on the A5 road (Great Britain), A5 road halfway between Corwen and Llangollen in the River Dee (Wales), Dee Valley (the river Dee ...

Gwyddelwern Gwyddelwern is a small village and community of 508 residents, reducing to 500 at the 2011 census, situated approximately north of Corwen in Denbighshire in Wales. Historically the village was part of the Edeyrnion district of Meirionnydd. Edey ...

Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog (; often referred to as Llanarmon DC or locally simply as Llanarmon) is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies on the River Ceiriog and is at the end of the B4500 road, south-west of Glyn Ceiriog and no ...

Llandegla Llandegla () or Llandegla-yn-Iâl () is a village and community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. In the 2011 census, the community had a population of 567. Name The village's name is Welsh for the "Parish of Saint Tecla", which hon ...

Llangollen Llangollen () is a town and community (Wales), community, situated on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn range, and the Dee Valley section of the Clwydian Range and Dee Val ...

St Collen, Llangollen St John, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Llansantffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy,

Llantysilio Llantysilio () is a community in Denbighshire, Wales, near Llangollen Llangollen () is a town and community (Wales), community, situated on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the ...

, Pontfadog and

Trevor Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish langu ...

, and was named after

Valle Crucis Abbey Valle Crucis Abbey (Valley of the Cross) is a Cistercian abbey located in Llantysilio in Denbighshire, north Wales. More formally ''the Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis'' it is known in Welsh both as ''Abaty Glyn Egwestl'' a ...

. Penedeyrn was formed by the union of the parishes of

, Cerrigydrudion, Dinmael,

Frongoch Frongoch is a village located in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies close to the market town of Bala, Gwynedd, Bala, on the A4212 road. It was the home of the Frongoch internment camp, used to hold German people, German prisoners-of-war during First Worl ...

Llandderfel Llandderfel is a village and a sparsely populated community in Gwynedd, Wales, near Bala, formerly served by the Llandderfel railway station. The community also includes the settlements of Glan-yr-afon, Llanfor, Cefnddwysarn and Frongoch. ...

, Llandrillo,

Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, in Wales. It is located within the historic county of Denbighshire (on the border with Merionethshire) on the Afon Alwen, at the south western edge of the Clocaenog Fo ...

Llangar Llangar is a former civil parish in Denbighshire in Wales, south west of Corwen, its post town, and north east of Bala. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alwen and Dee, and includes the small hamlets of Bryn, Cymer, and G ...

, Llangwm, Llawrybetws and

Ysbyty Ifan Ysbyty Ifan (formerly anglicised as ''Yspytty Ifan'') is a small, historic village and community (Wales), community in the Conwy County Borough of Wales. The population in 2011 was 196 in 76 households (29 household spaces had no usual resident ...

, and was named after part of the historical area of

. The combined Mission Area has an estimated population of 19,695. As of September 2024 it was served by two Priests in Charge and a House for Duty Priest. ¹occasional services still held ²original dedication to St Deiniol

Archdeaconry of St Asaph

Aberconwy Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of Bryn Pydew, Craigydon,

Deganwy Deganwy is a town and electoral ward in the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough in Wales. It lies in the Creuddyn Peninsula alongside Llandudno (to the north) and Rhos-on-Sea (to its east). Historically part of Caernarfonshire, the peni ...

, Eglwysrhos, Llanddoget,

Llandudno Junction Llandudno Junction (), once known as Tremarl, is a town in the Community (Wales), community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Llandudno Junction and neighbouring Deganwy are both part of the built-up area and community of Conwy. It take ...

, Llangystenin,

Llanrwst ; ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is on the east bank of the River Conwy and the A470 road, and lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (histori ...

, Llansantffraid Glan Conwy and

Penrhyn Bay Penrhyn Bay ( "headland bay") is a seaside town on the northern coast of Wales, in Conwy county borough, within the parish or community of Llandudno, and part of the ''ecclesiastical'' parish of Llanrhos. It is a prosperous village, with a clus ...

. It is named after the former district of Aberconwy. It has an estimated population of 33,954. As of September 2024 it was served by two Priests-in-Charge and an Associate Priest. ¹Occasional services still held 2original dedication to St Eleri

Aber-Morfa Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of

Bodelwyddan Bodelwyddan () is a village, electoral ward and community in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Rhyl. The parish includes several smaller hamlets such as Marli and Little Pengwern. Bodelwyddan is home to over si ...

Rhuddlan Rhuddlan () is a town, community, and electoral ward in Denbighshire, Wales. Its associated urban zone is mainly on the right bank of the Clwyd; it is directly south of seafront town Rhyl. It gave its name to the Welsh district of Rhuddlan ...

Rhyl Rhyl (; , ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the coast of North Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd. To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn, to the east Prestatyn, and to the south-east Rhuddlan ...

Holy Trinity, Rhyl St Ann, Rhyl St Thomas and

Towyn Towyn () is a seaside resort in the Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is also an electoral ward to the town and county councils. Location It is located between Rhyl, in Denbighshire, and Abergele in Conwy. Demography According to the 2001 ...

. It is named after ?. It has an estimated population of 41,017. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader, two Priests-in-Charge and one Transition Minister.

Aled Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of

Abergele Abergele (; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community, situated on the north coast of Wales between the holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in Conwy County Borough. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county b ...

, Betws-Yn-Rhos, Brynymaen,

Colwyn Colwyn may refer to: Wales * Colwyn Bay – town in north Wales ** Bay of Colwyn Town Council – town council in north Wales * Colwyn (district) – former district and borough in north Wales ** Colwyn Borough Council – former council in nort ...

Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay () is a town, Community (Wales), community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (h ...

St David, Colwyn St Paul,

Llanddulas Llanddulas is a village in Conwy county borough, Wales, midway between Old Colwyn and Abergele and next to the North Wales Expressway in the community of Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel. The village lies beneath the limestone hill of Cefn-yr-Og ...

Llandrillo-Yn-Rhos Rhos-on-Sea () is a seaside resort and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The population was 7,593 at the 2011 census. It adjoins Colwyn Bay and is named after the Welsh kingdom of Rhos established there in late Roman Britain as a sub- ...

St George, Llandrillo-Yn-Rhos St Trillo, Llanelian, Llanfair Talhaearn, Llangernyw,

Llysfaen Llysfaen is a village and community in Conwy County Borough overlooking the north coast of Wales, and situated on the hill Mynydd Marian. For local government purposes, it is also a ward. The community includes the Peulwys estate of Old Co ...

, Pensarn and

St George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the R ...

. It is named after the River Aled. It has an estimated population of 47,402. As of September 2024 it was served by three Priests in Charge. 1original dedication to the Welsh saint Siôr 2original dedication to St John the Baptist

Bryn a Mor Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of Cwm,

Dyserth Dyserth () is a village, community and electoral ward in Denbighshire, Wales. Its population at the 2011 United Kingdom census was 2,269 and was estimated by the Office for National Statistics as 2,271 in 2019. It lies within the historic cou ...

St Bridget, Dyserth SS Mael & Sulien, Dyserth St Michael, Ffynnongroyw, Gronant,

Gwaenysgor Gwaenysgor is a small village in Flintshire, Wales. Located near Prestatyn in north Wales, it lies at an elevation of 600 feet, 183 metres. There is one pub, the Eagle and Child. The remnants of RAF Prestatyn lie on the hill nearby. (St. Elmo' ...

Llanasa Llanasa is a village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. Llanasa is described as one of the ancient parishes of Flintshire. It originally comprised the townships of Gronant, Gwespyr, Kelston, Golden Grove, Picton, Trewaelod, Axtyn a ...

Meliden Meliden () is a village between Prestatyn and Dyserth in Denbighshire, Wales. It grew up around the locality of lead mines and limestone quarries. The placename "Meliden" has variously been claimed to be derived from that of Bishop Melitus ...

St Mary Magdalene, Meliden St Melyd, Newmarket,

Prestatyn Prestatyn (; ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Historically a part of Flintshire, it is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. Prestatyn has a population of 19,085. Origin of name The name Prestatyn d ...

Christ Church, Prestatyn Holy Spirit and

Trelawnyd Trelawnyd (formerly ''Newmarket'' from 1710 to 1954) is a village in Flintshire, Wales. The village had a population taken at the 2011 census of 584. It is part of the community of Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor. Governance There is an electoral wa ...

. It is named after the hills (''bryn'') and sea (''mor'') which dominate the landscape. It has an estimated population of 26,718. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader. ¹original dedication to St Cwyfan ²original dedication to St Asaph

Denbigh Mission Area

This was formed in 2018 by the union of the parishes of Bodfari, Bylchau,

Caerwys Caerwys is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales. It is just under two miles from the A55 North Wales Expressway and one mile from the A541 Mold-Denbigh road. At the 2001 Census, the population of Caerwys community was 1,315, with a tota ...

, Cefn,

Denbigh Denbigh ( ; ) is a market town and a community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales. It was the original county town of the Denbighshire (historic), historic county of Denbighshire created in 1536. Denbigh's Welsh name () translates to ...

St Marcella, Denbigh St Mary,

Henllan Henllan is a village and community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 2.25 miles (3.5 km) north-west of Denbigh. The name is derived from Old Welsh language, Old Welsh, ''Hên-llan'', meaning "old church-enclosure". ...

, Llandyrnog St Cwyfan, Llandyrnog St Tyrnog, Llangwyfan,

Llannefydd Llannefydd (sometimes ) is a village and community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, in Wales. It is located on the border with Denbighshire, between the Afon Aled and River Elwy, north west of Denbigh, south west of St Asaph, sout ...

Llanrhaeadr-Yng-Nghinmeirch Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch is a village and local government community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales, including the villages of Llanrhaeadr and Pentre Llanrhaeadr and several hamlets, including Saron, Pant Pastynog, Prion, Peniel a ...

, Nantglyn, Sinan,

Trefnant Trefnant is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. It is located on the A525 road in the Vale of Clwyd (''Dyffryn Clwyd''), about halfway between St Asaph (''Llanelwy'') to the north and Denbigh to the south. At the 2001 Census, the ...

and

Tremeirchion Tremeirchion (previously known as ''Lleweni'') is a small residential community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales. It lies on the B5429 road, to the north east of Denbigh and to the east of St Asaph. The community includes the village of ...

. It is named after

, the principal town. It has an estimated population of 18,223. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader and one Associate Priest. ¹original dedication to St Nefydd

Dyffryn Clwyd Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of Clocaenog,

Efenechtyd Efenechtyd () is a hamlet and community in a deep valley in Denbighshire, Wales which contains the Church of St Michael and All Angels. The community includes the village of Pwllglas. Efenechtyd is also the name of an electoral ward. Governance ...

, Gyffylliog, Llanarmon Yn Ial,

Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd is a small village and Community (Wales), community in Denbighshire in Wales, approximately 2 miles north-east of the town of Ruthin on the main A494 road towards Chester. There are several places called Llanbedr (disamb ...

Llanelidan Llanelidan is a small village and community in the county of Denbighshire in north-east Wales. The community also includes the hamlet of Rhyd-y-Meudwy. The church, village hall and pub all lie within 200 yards of each other overlooking the vil ...

Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd is a village and Community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales, situated in the Vale of Clwyd about one mile south of the town of Ruthin. In the 2001 census, it had 1048 residents and 50.6% of them could speak Welsh ...

, Llanfwrog, Llangynhafal,

Llanrhydd Llanrhydd or Llanrhudd is a parish one and a half miles south-west of Ruthin in Denbighshire, Wales; 'rhudd' being the Welsh name for 'red' – the colour of the local sandstone. St Meugan's Church In a tiny rural hamlet a mile or so from the t ...

, Llanychan, Llanynys, Rhewl and

Ruthin Ruthin ( ; ) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and Rhewl. The name comes from the Welsh ''rhud ...

. It is named after the

Vale of Clwyd The Vale of Clwyd () is a tract of low-lying ground in the county of Denbighshire in north-east Wales. The Vale extends south-southwestwards from the coast of the Irish Sea for some 20 miles (about 30 km) forming a triangle of low ground bo ...

. It has an estimated population of 12,291. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader, two Priests in Charge and one Associate Priest. ¹additional dedication to St Mary added later

Elwy Mission Area

This was formed from the parish of

St Asaph St Asaph (; "church on the Elwy") is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and community (Wales), community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had a population ...

. It is named after the

River Elwy The River Elwy () is a river in Wales forming a tributary to the River Clwyd. Though the source of the river may be on the northern flank of Moel Seisiog, south-east of Llanrwst, the river only receives the name Elwy at the village of Llanger ...

. It has an estimated population of 3,730. As of September 2024 it was served by one Dean and one Canon Precentor.

Estuary and Mountain Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of

Bagillt Bagillt (; ) is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales. The village overlooks the Dee Estuary and is between the towns of Holywell and Flint. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 3,918, increasing to 4,165 at the 2011 censu ...

, Brynford, Caerfallwch,

Flint Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Historically, flint was widely used to make stone tools and start ...

SS Mary & David, Flint St Thomas, Gorsedd,

Halkyn Halkyn ( ; locally: ) is a village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales and situated between Pentre Halkyn, Northop and Rhosesmor. At the 2001 Census the population of the community was 2,876, increasing slightly to 2,879 at the 20 ...

Holywell Holywell may refer to: England * Holywell, Bedfordshire * Holywell, Cambridgeshire * Holywell, Cornwall * Holywell, Dorset * Holywell, Eastbourne, East Sussex * Holywell, Gloucestershire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Ho-Hoo#Hol, location in ...

Holy Trinity, Holywell St James, Holywell St Peter,

Mostyn Mostyn is a village and Community (Wales), community in Flintshire, Wales, and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward lying on the estuary of the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, located near the town of Holywell, Flin ...

, Rhesycae, Rhosesmor, Whitford and

Ysgeifiog Ysceifiog, also spelled as Ysgeifiog, is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, Eng ...

. It is named after the natural features in the area. It has an estimated population of 35,943. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader, four Priests in Charge and one Assistant Curate. ¹originally dedicated to St Mary alone ²original dedication to St Beuno ³original dedication to St Winefride

Archdeaconry of Wrexham

Alyn Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of Broughton,

Brymbo Brymbo is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies in the hilly country to the west of Wrexham city, largely surrounded by farmland. At the 2001 Census, the population of the community area (including Brymbo village, a ...

Bwlchgwyn Bwlchgwyn () is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, on the A525 road, west of the city of Wrexham and south-east of the town of Ruthin. Bwlchgwyn is part of the community of Brymbo. In the 2011 Census the population of the village ...

Gresford Gresford (; ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community, which also includes the village of Marford, was 5,334, reducing to 5,010 at the 2011 census. The Grad ...

Gwersyllt Gwersyllt () is an urban village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The densely populated village is one of Wrexham's largest and is situated in the north western suburbs of the city, bordering the nearby villages of Llay, Cefn-y ...

, Holt, Isycoed,

Llay Llay (; meaning meadow; ) is a village and Community (Wales), community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It borders several other villages including Gwersyllt and Gresford. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census, the total population of ...

Minera Minera (; ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It adjoins the village of Coedpoeth. The community, which in addition to Minera village includes a number of smaller hamlets such as Gwynfryn and New Brighton and large ...

St Mary, Minera St Tydfil,

Pentre Broughton Pentre Broughton is a formerly industrial village in the community of Broughton in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is contiguous with the neighbouring villages of Moss and Brynteg. The village's name is derived from the Welsh word ''pentre' ...

Rossett Rossett ( or ) is a village, Community (Wales), community and electoral ward in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Rossett is served by the A483 road. At the time of the 2001 United Kingdom Census, 2001 census, Rossett community (including Rosset ...

and

Southsea Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles (2.8 km) to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre. Southsea began as a f ...

. It is named after the

River Alyn The River Alyn () is a tributary of the River Dee in north-east Wales. It rises at the southern end of the Clwydian hills and the Alyn Valley forms part of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The main tow ...

. It has an estimated population of 45,673. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader and two Curates.

Borderlands Mission Area

This covers the former parishes of Broughton,

Connah's Quay Connah's Quay (), known locally as "The Quay" and formerly known as Wepre, is a town and community in Flintshire, on the River Dee and next to the border with England. With a population of 16,771, it is the largest town in Flintshire. The ...

St David, Connah's Quay St Mark,

Hawarden Hawarden (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Wales-England border and is home to Hawarden Castle (medieval), Hawarden Castle. In the 2011 United Kingdom census, ...

, Queensferry,

Sandycroft Sandycroft is a village in Flintshire, Wales, approximately southeast of Queensferry and southwest of Chester, on the B5129 road between Queensferry and Broughton. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 6,724. History A s ...

Sealand The Principality of Sealand () is a micronation on HM Fort Roughs (also known as Roughs Tower), an offshore platform in the North Sea. It is situated on Rough Sands, a sandbar located approximately from the coast of Suffolk and from the coa ...

and Shotton. It is named after the Welsh-English border. It and Rhos a Mynydd have an estimated population of 81,940 and, as of September 2024, were served by one Mission Area Leader, two Priests in Charge and one Associate Priest. ¹original dedication to St Ambrose

Maelor Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of Bangor Monachorum, Bettisfield, Bronington,

Erbistock Erbistock () is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The village lies on the banks of the River Dee. The community area, governed by Erbistock Community Council () also includes the small villages of Crabtree Green and E ...

, Eyton, Hanmer,

Marchwiel Marchwiel (; standardised: ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is about 2 miles south-east of Wrexham city on the A525 road towards Bangor-on-Dee. The community has an area of 1,488 hectares and a population of ...

, Overton,

Penley Penley () is a village in the County Borough of Wrexham, in Wales close to the border with Shropshire, England, and had a population of 606 as of the 2011 census. The village was, until 1974, in an exclave of the ancient county of Flintshire ...

and

Worthenbury Willington Worthenbury () is a community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, and is situated near the England–Wales border. It has an area of 2,146 hectares and a population of 730 ( 2001 census), increasing to 827 at the 2011 census. It contai ...

. It is named after the historical area of the

Maelor The Maelor is an area of north-east Wales along the border with England. It is now entirely part of Wrexham County Borough. The name ''Maelor'' is an old Welsh word: it can be translated as "land of the prince", from ''mael'' ("prince") and ''l ...

. It has an estimated population of 8,672. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader and one Assistant Curate. ¹original dedication to St Deiniol ²occasional services still held (Pilgrim Church status) ³original dedication to St Erbin

Mold Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of New Brighton,

Cilcain Cilcain is a village and community, near Mold, in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village has an industrial history and includes the Millennium Woods, a post office, a public house, a parish church, a primary school (Ysgol y Foel) and a villa ...

, Gwernaffield,

Llanferres Llanferres is a village and community (Wales), community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census the population of the village was recorded as 676, increasing to 827 at the 2011 census. Geography ...

Mold A mold () or mould () is one of the structures that certain fungus, fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of Spore#Fungi, spores containing Secondary metabolite#Fungal secondary metabolites, fungal ...

Nannerch Nannerch is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales, located within the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the 2001 Census the population of Nannerch was 531, reducing to 496 in 2011. History Nannerch (p ...

Nercwys Nercwys is a rural village and community in Flintshire, Wales, which is surrounded by open countryside. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 585. The older, anglicised spelling of ''Nerquis'' can sometimes be found. It has a sm ...

Northop Northop () is a village, community and electoral ward situated in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, midway between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. At th ...

SS Eurgain & Peter, Northop St Mary, Pontblyddyn, Rhyd-Y-Mwyn and

Treuddyn Treuddyn is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, located just off the A5104 road, around 4 miles south-east of Mold and 3 miles north-west of Caergwrle. The community includes the nearby village of Coed Talon, to the ...

. It is named after

, the principal town. It has an estimated population of 26,115. As of September 2024 it was served by three Priests-in-Charge, one Mission Area Priest and one Assistant Curate. ¹original dedication to St Eurgain

Offa Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of

Chirk Chirk () is a town and Community (Wales), community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south of Wrexham, between it and Oswestry. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468. Historically in the historic counties of Wales, traditional coun ...

, Froncysyllte, Penycae,

Rhosllanerchrugog RhosllanerchrugogDavies, Jenkins and Baines (eds) ''The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales'', 2008, p.752 (; standardised and also spelled as Rhosllannerchrugog, or simply Rhos) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It ...

St David, Rhosllanerchrugog St Mary,

Rhosymedre Rhosymedre () is a village within the community of Cefn, in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The Anglican church, which was consecrated in 1837, is dedicated to St John the Evangelist, and is part of the Diocese of St Asaph. Former vicars inclu ...

Ruabon Ruabon (; ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough Wrexham County Borough () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough, with city status in the United Kingdom, city status, in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. I ...

All Saints and Ruabon St Mary. It is named after

Offa's Dyke Offa's Dyke () is a large linear Earthworks (Archaeology), earthwork that roughly follows the England–Wales border, border between England and Wales. The structure is named after Offa of Mercia, Offa, the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon king of Mer ...

. It has an estimated population of 29,407. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader, one Priest in Charge, one Associate Priest and three Assistant Curates. ¹original dedication to St Tysilio

Rhos a Mynydd Mission Area

This covers the former parishes of Bistre All Saints, Bistre Emmanuel, Bistre St Cecilia, Buckley Good Shepherd, Buckley St Matthew, Cymau,

Ewloe Ewloe (; , ) is a village and electoral ward in the community (Wales), community of Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated close to the Flintshire/Cheshire sector of the Wales-England border. Flintshire County Council is based at St Davi ...

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's own life, or the world at large. As a verb, Merriam-Webster defines ''hope'' as "to expect with confid ...

Llanfynydd Llanfynydd is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community population at the 2011 census was 499. It lies some 10 miles (16 km) north-east of the county town, Carmarthen. Bordering it are the communities of Llansaw ...

, Mynydd Isa, Pentrobin and

Penyffordd Penyffordd, or Pen-y-ffordd, is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales, situated to the south east of Buckley and to the west of Chester. The name is derived from the Welsh – roughly translated as . The resident popul ...

. The churches in this area were originally part of the Borderlands Mission Area, but this was deemed unworkably large and these churches split off to form the new Mission Area in 2024. For population and clergy numbers see Borderlands.

Wrexham Mission Area

This was formed by the union of the parishes of

Bersham Bersham (; standardised: ) is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, that lies next to the River Clywedog, and is in the community of Esclusham. Bersham was historically a major industrial centre of the area, but despite this the vill ...

Esclusham Esclusham ( or ''Esclys'') is a community and electoral ward in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The community includes the villages of Bersham, Rhostyllen, Aberoer, Llwyneinion and Pentre Bychan, as well as a number of smaller settlements, ...

Rhosddu Rhosddu (; ) is a suburb and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, covering the north-western parts of the city of Wrexham and comprises the wards of Grosvenor, Garden Village and Stansty. At the 2011 Census, the population of the comm ...

, Wrexham All Saints, Wrexham St Giles, Wrexham St James, Wrexham St John, Wrexham St Margaret and Wrexham St Mark. It is named after

. It has an estimated population of 48,457. As of September 2024 it was served by one Mission Area Leader, one Priest in Charge and one Assistant Curate.

Dedications

Medieval churches

* All Saints: Buttington, Gresford, Llangar, Mochdre * Corpus Christi: Tremeirchion * St Aelhaiarn: Guilsfield, Llanaelhaearn *

: Llanasa * SS Asaph &

Kentigern Kentigern (; ), known as Mungo, was a missionary in the Celtic Britons, Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow. Name In Wales and England, this saint is known by his b ...

: St Asaph Cathedral, St Asaph * St Berres: Llanferres * St Beuno: Berriew, Bettwscedewain, Gwyddelwern, Llanycil, Whitford * St Bridget: Llansantffraidglanconwy, ''Llansantffraidglynceiriog'', Llansantffraidglyndyfrdwy, Llansantffraidymmechan * St Cadfan: Llangadfan * St Cadwaladr: Llangadwaladr * St Cedwyn: Llangedwyn *

St Chad Chad (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk. He was an abbot, Bishop of the Northumbrians and then Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. After his death he was known as a saint. He was the brother of Bishop C ...

: Hanmer, ''Holt'' * St Collen: Llangollen * St Constantine: Llangystennin * St Cwyfan: Dyserth, Llangwyfan * St Cynfarch: Hope, Llanfairdyffrynclwyd * St Cynfran: Llysfaen * St Cynfryd: Llanddulas * St Cynhafal: Llangynhafal * St Cynog: Llangynog * St Cynon: Tregynon * St Cynyw: Llangynyw * St Cywair: Llangywer * St Deiniol: Hawarden, Llanfor, Llanuwchllyn, Marchwiel, ''Worthenbury'' * St Derfel: Llandderfel * St Digain: Llangernyw * St Doged: Llandoged * St Dogfan: Llanrhaeadrymmochnant * St Dunawd: Bangor-on-Dee * St Dyfnog: Llanrhaeadryngnghinmeirch * St Eigen: Northop * St Elian: Llanelian * St Elidan: Llanelidan * St Erbin: Erbistock * St Erfyl: Llanerfyl * St Foddhyd: Clocaenog * St Germanus: ''Capelgarmon'', Castlecaereinion, Llanarmondyffrynceiriog, ''Llanarmonmynyddmawr'', Llanarmonynial, Llanfechain *

St Giles Saint Giles (, , , , ; 650 - 710), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly legendary. A ...

: Wrexham * St Grwst: Llanrwst * St Gwyddelan: Llanwyddelan * St Gwynog: Aberhafesp * St Hilary: ''Denbigh'', Erbistock, Llanrhos * St Hychan: Llanychan * St Illog: Hirnant *

St James Saint James or St. James may refer to: People Saints *James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just *James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater *James, son of Alphaeu ...

: Nantglyn *

St Jerome Jerome (; ; ; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was an early Christian priest, confessor, theologian, translator, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome. He is best known for his translation of the Bible i ...

: Llangwm *

St John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

: ''Llanwddyn'', Ysbytyifan * St Llwchaiarn: Llanllwchaiarn, Llanmerewig * SS Maël & Sulien: Corwen, Cwm * St Marchell: Llanfarchell * St Martin: Eglwysbach *

St Mary Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. ...

: Betwsgwerfulgoch, Cilcain, ''Cyffylliog'', Derwen, ''Flint'', Halkyn, Llanfaircaereinion, Llanfairdyffrynclwyd, Llanfairtalhaiarn, Llanllugan, Mold, ''Nercwys'', Newtown, Overton, Rhuddlan, Ruabon, ''Treuddyn'', Welshpool, Ysceifiog *

St Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurre ...

: Cerrigydrudion, Gwaenysgor, ''Penley'' *

St Mawgan St Mawgan or St Mawgan in Pydar () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population of this parish at the 2011 census was 1,307. The village is situated four miles northeast of New ...

: Llanrhydd * St Melangell: Pennantmelangell * St Melyd: Meliden *

St Michael Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second- ...

: Abergele, Betwsynrhos, Caerwys, ''Criggion'', Efenechtyd, Forden, Kerry, Llanfihangelglynmyfyr, Llanfihangelyngngwynfa, Manafon, Nannerch, Trelawnyd * St Mwrog: Llanfwrog * St Myllin: Llanfyllin * St Nefydd: Llannefydd *

St Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...

: Montgomery *

St Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repe ...

: Llanbedrdyffrynclwyd, Ruthin * St Sadwrn: Henllan * St Saeran: Llanynys * St Sannan: Llansannan * St Sior: St George *

St Stephen Stephen (; ) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity."St ...

: Bodfari * St Sulien: Llansilin * St Tegla: Llandegla * St Trillo: Llandrilloynedeirnion, Llandrilloynrhos, ''Rhostrillo'' * St Trinio: Llandrinio * St Tydecho: Garthbeibio * St Tyrnog: Llandyrnog * St Tysilio: Bryneglwys, Chirk, Llandysilio (Montgomeryshire), Llantysilio (Denbighshire), Meifod * St Tysul: Llandyssil * St Winifred: Gwytherin, Holywell

Post-medieval churches

* All Saints: Buckley (C19th), Cymau (1870), Deganwy (1899), Ffynnongroew (1881), Newtown (1890), Penylan (1889), Sinan (1873), Southsea (1884), Wrexham (1912) * Christ Church: Bala (1811), Brynymaen (1899), Bwlchgwyn (1867), Bwlchycibau (1864), Mostyn (1845), Pontblyddyn (1836), Prestatyn (1863), Rhesycae (1847), Rossett (1841), Welshpool (1839) *

Emmanuel Immanuel or Emmanuel (, "God swith us"; Koine Greek: ) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the House of David. The Gospel of Matthew ( Matthew 1:22 –23) interprets this as a prophecy of ...

: Buckley (1842), Penyffordd (1881) *

Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd (, ''poimḗn ho kalós'') is an image used in the pericope of , in which Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. Similar imagery is used in Psalm 23 and Ezeki ...

: Drury (C19th) *

Holy Innocents The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a story recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew ( 2:16– 18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and u ...

: Queensferry (1887) *

Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Holy Ghost, is a concept within the Abrahamic religions. In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is understood as the divine quality or force of God manifesting in the world, particularly in acts of prophecy, creati ...

: Ewloe (1938), Prestatyn (1968) *

Holy Trinity The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three ...

: Bronington (1836), Esclusham (1877), Greenfield (1871), Gwernaffield (1838), Gwersyllt (1851), Penrhos (1625), Rhosygwaliau (1880), Rhyl (1835), Trefnant (1855) *

St Alban Saint Alban (; ) is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, for which reason he is considered to be the British protomartyr. Along with fellow Saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three named martyrs recorded at an earl ...

: Tanyfron (1896) *

St Ambrose Ambrose of Milan (; 4 April 397), venerated as Saint Ambrose, was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promoting Roman Christianity against Aria ...

: Sandycroft (1875) *

St Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( ; ; ; ) was an apostle of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was a fisherman and one of the Apostles in the New Testament, Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. The title First-Called () used by the Eastern Orthodox Chu ...

: Colwyn Bay (1908), Garden City (C19th) *

St Anne According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's nam ...

: Rhyl (1894) *

St Bartholomew Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). New Testament references The name ''Bartholomew ...

: Sealand (1867) * St Catherine: Brynpydew (C20th), Maerdy (1878), Old Colwyn (1837) * St Cecilia: Mynyddisa (1892) *

St David David (; ; ) was a Welsh Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Mynyw during the 6th century. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and tradition has preserved a relatively large amount of detail about his life. ...

: Colwyn Bay (1903), Connah's Quay (1915), Denbigh (1838), Eryrys (1862), Flint (1872), Froncysyllte (1871), Newtown (1843), Pandytudur (1867), Penrhyn Bay (1963), Pensarn (1880), Rhosllanerchrugog (1893), Wrexham (1890) * St Deiniol: Eyton (1939) * St Ethelwold: Shotton (1875) * St Francis: Sandycroft (1913) *

: Rhos-on-Sea (1913) * St James: Glanyrafon (1864), Llawrybetws (1861), New Brighton (1893), Prion (1859), Rhosddu (1875) * St John the Baptist: Bettisfield (1851), Old Colwyn (1903), Penmynydd (1843), Pontfadog (1847), Pontygwyddel (1882), Wrexham (1909) *

St John the Evangelist John the Evangelist ( – ) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on h ...

: Brymbo (1837), Cynwyd (1856), Dolanog (1853), Garthmyl (C19th), Llangollen (1858), Mold (1879), Pontrobert (1853), Pool Quay (1862), Rhosllanerchrugog (1853), Rhosnesni (1894), Rhosymedre (1837), Rhydymwyn (1864), Rhyl (1885), Trofarth (1873) *

St Margaret Saint Margaret, St. Margarets, or St. Margaret's may refer to: People In chronological order: * Saint Margaret the Virgin of Antioch (died 304) * Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045–1093) * Saint Margaret of England (died 1192) * Saint Margaret ...

: Bodelwyddan (1860), Garden Village (1928) *

St Mark Mark the Evangelist (Koine Greek, Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: ''Mârkos''), also known as John Mark (Koine Greek, Koinē Greek language, Greek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, Romanization of Greek, romanized: ''Iōánnēs Mârkos;'' ...

: Caia Park (1961), Connah's Quay (1837), Frongoch (1858), Wrexham (1858) * St Martin: Llay (1925) * St Mary: Bagillt (1839), Bersham (1873), Brithdir (1892), Broughton (1824), Brymbo (1838), Cefnmeiriadog (1864), Denbigh (1875), Eglwyseg (1870), Johnstown (1929), Llanrwst (1842), Llwydiarth (1854), Minera (C17th), Northop Hall (1890), Towyn (1873) * St Mary Magdalene: Tallarn Green (1851) *

St Matthew Matthew the Apostle was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist. The claim of his g ...

: Buckley (1822) * St Michael: Brynford (1853), Llandudno Junction (1930), Llanfynydd (1843), Mancot Royal (?) *

St Paul Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally ...

: Berse (1742), Colwyn Bay (1872), Craigydon (1895), Dolfor (C19th), Gorsedd (1853), Isycoed (1718), Pentre Broughton (1889), Rhosesmor (1876) * St Peter: Bagillt (1890), Brynteg (1894), Holywell (1849), Llanbedrdyffrynclwyd (1863), Rhosrobin (1881), Wrexham (1910) * St Thomas: Bylchau (1857), Flint Mountain (1875), Glyndyfrdwy (1859), Penybontfawr (1855), Penycae (1878), Rhyl (1867) * St Tydfil: Coedpoeth (1875) * St Winifred: Gronant (C20th) * St Wyddyn: Llanwddyn (1887) * ''No dedication/dedication unknown'': Belan (1840), Halton (1878), Pantyffridd (1858), Pentrefoelas (C18th), Rhewl (?), Rhiwlas (?), Trevor (1772), Trewern (C19th), Wrexham (2021)

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient Diocese of Saint Asaph
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History

Lists of archdeacons

Archdeacons of St Asaph

Archdeacons of Montgomery

Archdeacons of Wrexham

Archdeaconries and deaneries

List of churches

Archdeaconry of Montgomery

Caereinion Mission Area

Cedewain Mission Area

Pool Mission Area

Tanat-Vyrnwy Mission Area

Valle Crucis Mission Area

Archdeaconry of St Asaph

Aberconwy Mission Area

Aber-Morfa Mission Area

Aled Mission Area

Bryn a Mor Mission Area

Denbigh Mission Area

Dyffryn Clwyd Mission Area

Elwy Mission Area

Estuary and Mountain Mission Area

Archdeaconry of Wrexham

Alyn Mission Area

Borderlands Mission Area

Maelor Mission Area

Mold Mission Area

Offa Mission Area

Rhos a Mynydd Mission Area

Wrexham Mission Area

Dedications

Medieval churches

Post-medieval churches

See also

References

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