Newport Cathedral

Newport Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Woolos, King & Confessor
St Woolos Cathedral south face
Location	Newport
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
Website	Newport Cathedral website
History
Status	Cathedral (1949)
Founded	5th century
Founder(s)	Gwynllyw
Dedication	Gwynllyw
Events	Extended 12th, 15th and 20th centuries
Past bishop(s)	Charles Green Gilbert Joyce Alfred Monahan Edwin Morris Eryl Thomas Derrick Childs Clifford Wright Rowan Williams Dominic Walker Richard Pain
Architecture
Heritage designation	Class I listed
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Monmouth
Archdeaconry	Newport
Parish	St Woolos
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Cherry Vann
Dean	Ian Black
Canon(s)	Andrew Lightbown

Newport Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gaderiol Casnewydd), also known as St Gwynllyw's or St Woolos' Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth within the Church in Wales, and the seat of the Bishop of Monmouth.^[a] Its official title is Newport Cathedral of St Woolos, King and Confessor.^[1] The name of the saint, Woolos, is an anglicisation of the Welsh name Gwynllyw.^[2]: 280

It became a cathedral in 1949 and while it is the size of a large parish church rather than a typical cathedral, its history and development from the sixth to the twentieth century make it arguably one of the most interesting religious buildings in Wales.^[3]: 159

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