The Right Reverend (John) Wyn Evans was elected 128th Bishop of St Davids on 1st September, consecrated on 29th November and enthroned in St Davids Cathedral on 6th December, 2008.

Bishop Wyn served as Dean of St Davids Cathedral for 14 years, during which time he was the driving force behind the £5.5m Cathedral restoration project, which included the acclaimed rebuilding and expansion of the historic cloisters area, and has secured the future of the building for generations to come.

He said he was stunned but honoured to have been chosen as bishop of the diocese in which he has served since his ordination.

Born in 1946, Wyn Evans grew up in Aberystwyth, the son of the Vicar of Aberystwyth Efion Evans. He was educated at Ardwyn Grammar School, Aberystwyth, then studied archaeology at the University of Wales, Cardiff. He trained for the priesthood at St Michael’s College, Llandaff 1968-71 and has served all his ministry in the Diocese of St Davids.

Ordained as a priest in 1972, Wyn served as a minor canon at St Davids Cathedral from 1972-75.After a period of research at Oxford University he returned to Pembrokeshire, serving as Rector of Llanfallteg with Clunderwen and Castell Dwyran and Henllan Amgoed with Llangan from 1977-82. He was Diocesan Adviser on Archives from 1976-82 and Diocesan Warden of Ordinands from 1978-83, Chaplain of Trinity College Carmarthen 1982-90 and Diocesan Director of Education 1982-1992.

He was made an Honorary Canon of St Davids Cathedral 1988 and served as a Residentiary Canon from 1990 to 1994. From 1990-94 he was Dean of Chapel, Trinity College Carmarthen and head of department of religious studies 1991-94. He was made Dean and Precentor of St Davids Cathedral in 1994 as well as Vicar of St Davids. In 2001, the parish was enlarged into a Rectorial Benefice and renamed Dewisland, where he served as Rector.

A keen historian with an interest in Church History and Archaeology, the bishop is an honorary fellow of the University of Wales, Lampeter, and a leading expert on the lives of the early Welsh saints and St Davids Cathedral. He has also edited a book entitled St David of Wales – Cult, Church and Nation.

He is married to Diane, a professional potter in St Davids.

Bishop Wyn