St Asaph Cathedral Canons
The Chapter, Greater Chapter and Honorary Canons of St Asaph Cathedral
The names of all the current Canons are listed below:
The St Asaph Cathedral Chapter comprises:
- Dean: The Very Revd Nigel Williams
- Canon Precentor: Rex Matthias
- Canon Pastor: Josh Askwith
- Canon Chancellor: Mike Haslam
- Canon Missioner: Martin Batchelor
- Canon Treasurer: Paul Whittaker
- Canon for Communications: John Liston
- Canon Surveyor: Emyr Hughes
- Canon for the Mission Area: Karen Dixon
- Canon for Arts and Culture: Paul Mealor
The Greater Chapter
- Stall of Llanfair Prima, Archdeacon Andy Grimwood
- Stall of Meliden: Archdeacon Hayley Matthews
- Stall of Llanfair Secunda, Archdeacon Gerwyn Capon
- Stall of David ap Howell, Canon Michael Balkwill
- Stall of Ricardi Harrison, Canon Nia Morris
- Stall of Randulph de Birkened, Canon Dr Richard Hainsworth
- Stall of Galfridi Ruthin, Canon Jonathan Smith
- Stall of Arthur Bulkeley, Canon David Lewis
- Stall of Adam Beckinsell,Canon Dr Andrea Russell
- Stall of Johannes Griffith, Canon Jayne Coxall
Ecumenical Honorary Canons
- Jennifer Hurd, Chair of Synod Cymru of the Methodist Church of Great Britain,
- Canon Richard Peers, former Dean of Llandaff Cathedral,
- Sr Gemma Simmonds, a sister of the Congregation of Jesus, director of the Religious Life Institute and senior lecturer in pastoral theology at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge,
- Tim Rowlands, head of Evangelical Alliance, Wales, and senior pastor of Festival Church, with congregations in North Wales, mid-Wales and Chester.
- Revd Canon Paul Wright, Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal having had a notable career in the Armed Forces.
Hononary Canons
- Canon Juliet Fraser
- Canon Adam Pawley
- Canon Alan Pierce-Jones
- Canon Christine Owen
- Canon Paulette Gower
- Canon Sarah Hildreth-Osborn
- Canon Sally Harper
In May 2022 a new governance and mission structure for St Asaph Cathedral was inaugurated in a special service at St Asaph Cathedral. You can find out more and see photographs here.