Bangor Cathedral, Apr 21st, 1883 by Beatrice Cummings

Description

Dating back to the days of the Celtic Christianity in the sixth century, the original religious house was
founded by St Deiniol. The building suffered destruction by the Normans in the elh century, by
King John in thirteenth century, by Edward I later in the same century and finally during Owen
Glendŵr’s rebellion in the fifteenth century.
Restoration and rebuilding took place after each
destructive episode and the existing cathedral was finally
completed in 1866.
The dominance in Wales of the English in all matters,
including religion, and the extent to which the
Established Church had distanced itself from the people
was exemplified by the fact that between 1714 and 1870
not a single Welsh-speaking bishop was appointed to the
cathedrals in Wales. Benjamin Hoadley, the Bishop of
Bangor at that time, apparently never set foot in Wales