Brecon Cathedral
Brecon Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Aberhonddu), in the town of Brecon, Powys, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales and seat of the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. Previously the church of Brecon Priory and then the Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, it became Brecon Cathedral following the disestablishment of the Church in Wales in 1920 and the creation of the diocese in 1923.
| Brecon Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist | |
Brecon Cathedral | |
| 51°57′04″N 3°23′31″W | |
| Location | Brecon |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| History | |
| Dedication | John the Evangelist |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Designated | 16 January 1952 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Church in Wales |
| Diocese | Diocese of Swansea and Brecon (since 1923) |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Bishop of Swansea and Brecon |
| Dean | The Very Revd Dr Paul Shackerley |
| Precentor | The Rev'd Canon Steven Griffith |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Stephen Power |
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