The Trustees of the Thomas and Elizabeth Mayhook Charity held an Extraordinary General Meeting this afternoon at which Bishop Dorrien was appointed it’s new Patron.
The Right Reverend Dorrien Davies is the 130th Bishop of St Davids. He was elected Bishop in November 2023, consecrated in January 2024 and enthroned the following month. Bishop Dorrien was born in the Parish of Abergwili, on the outskirts of Carmarthen in 1964. He is a graduate of the University of Wales Lampeter and was ordained a deacon in 1988 and priest the following year in 1989.
He served his curacy in Llanelli and subsequently served as Vicar in Ystrad Aeron and St Dogmaels in Cardigan. In 2007 he was made a Canon of St Davids Cathedral and in 2010 became Canon Residentiary. In 2017 he was appointed Archdeacon of Carmarthen, a post he held until his election as Bishop.
A native Welsh speaker, Bishop Dorrien is married to Rosie and they have two sons – Morgan and Lewis. Morgan is currently serving as Canon’s Verger at the Cathedral. Bishop Dorrien sees St David’s churchyard as a significant historical, social and environmental space in addition to it’s importance as a place of commemoration, being the repository for the remains of those gone to Glory ahead of us and looks forward very much to supporting the charity as Patron whenever possible.
