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- Rural Hub launched
The challenges facing rural Wales will be highlighted in a year-long programme of seminars which were launched by Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones at the Royal Welsh Show this week.
- Bishop at Royal Welsh Show
At the Royal Welsh Show The Rt. Rev’d John Davies, Bishop of Swansea and Brecon visited a number of exhibitors among them the JCB stand.
- The Church at the Royal Welsh
“The show gives The Church a wonderful opportunity to get close to the farming community and to build on the relationships established by our rural clergy.” Says Bishop John
- Bishop preaches at Powys Civic Service
"Religion and politics are entwined when viewed properly."said Bishop John.
- CATHEDRAL CHAOS
Another fabulously successful Children's Day was held at Our Cathedral.Bishop John thanked the children for coming to enjoy and add to the chaos in the Cathedral.
- Ordination 2010
On Saturday 26th June Bishop John ordained one priest and two deacons to serve in our Diocese.
- TUNE IN...LOG ON...HELP OUT
The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) in Wales has launched an online survey aiming to take a snapshot music in Sunday worship, and to give a picture of musical resources throughout the country.
Welcome to the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon website
The Diocese was created in 1923 from the ancient Diocese of St. David's and comprises most of the former counties of Brecon and Radnor together with the City of Swansea, the Swansea valley connecting it with Brecknock, and the Gower Peninsula.
The Diocese covers an area of 340,877 hectares with a distance of over 100 miles from north to south. With the weight of urban life and its population in the south and the contrasting sparsity of rural life in the north, the unity of the Diocese is of great importance.
The Cathedral is situated in Brecon, which is equidistant from both ends of the Diocese. The Diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries. The Archdeaconry of Brecon celebrated in 1988 the 800th anniversary of the visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the home of Gerald, Archdeacon of Brecon (Giraldus Cambrensis) at Llandew near Brecon. The Archdeaconry of Gower was created in 1923 on the formation of the Diocese.