First Female Dean for Wales

The Church in Wales has appointed its first female dean.

The Bishop of Bangor has appointed Dr Sue Jones, the Residentiary Canon Missioner of the diocese, to be the 56th dean of the cathedral. She will take up her appointment on August 1st.

Born in South Wales, Dr. Jones worked for the Midland Bank before entering the ministry after training at Ripon College Cuddesdon, and was ordained to the deaconate in 1995. She was one of the first women priests in the Church in Wales when she was ordained in 1997 in Brecon.

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