Archdeacon of Bangor


The Archdeacon of Bangor is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of Bangor, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. In 1844, the Archdeaconry of Bangor was combined with the Archdeaconry of Anglesey to form the Archdeaconry of Bangor and Anglesey. The archdeaconry comprises the seven deaneries of Archlechwedd, Arfon, Llifon/Talybolion, Malltraeth, Ogwen, Tyndaethwy and Twrcelyn.
In 2018, the Archdeaconry was separated in diocesan boundary changes, with half becoming the new Archdeaconry of Anglesey, thus recreating the pre-1844 structure.
On 4 June 2023, it was announced that David Parry was to become the next Archdeacon; he was duly collated on 1 October 2023.

List of archdeacons of Bangor

;List of the Archdeacons of Bangor and Anglesey since 1844:
David Allan Parry was collated Archdeacon of Bangor on 1 October 2023. A former social worker, Parry trained for the ministry at Trinity College, Bristol before receiving ordination in the Church of England: he was made deacon at Petertide 1994 and ordained priest the following Petertide — by Barry Rogerson, Bishop of Bristol, at Bristol Cathedral. His title post was Withywood, after which he served 18 years in the Diocese of Liverpool, as incumbent, chaplain, area dean and honorary canon. He moved to Wales in 2016 to lead the new "Bro Celynnin" ministry area, based in and around Conwy.