(ACNS) The man in charge of one of the country’s best loved landmarks and the cradle of Christianity in Wales was elected as the new Bishop of St Davids.
The Dean of St Davids Cathedral, the Very Reverend John Wyn Evans, was elected as the 128th bishop of the diocese by the Electoral College of the Church in Wales, at a “lock in ” meeting at the cathedral.
The election took place following the resignation of the former bishop, Rt Rev Carl Cooper, in May, who was bishop from 2002.
The Very Rev John Wyn Evans (known as Wyn), 61, has served as Dean for the past 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 elected bishop of the diocese in which he has served since his ordination. He said, “We are fortunate that Bishop Carl gave the diocese a sense of purpose and direction which I look forward to continuing.”
Is this person on the right track theologically? I visited St. David’s well within his tenure, but at the time was totally clueless about orthodoxy vs. revisionism, and honestly can’t even remember if he preached that Sunday.