{"id":80979,"date":"2024-01-30T13:17:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=80979"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:02:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:02:02","slug":"david-morris-becomes-wales-youngest-bishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/01\/30\/david-morris-becomes-wales-youngest-bishop\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales’ youngest bishop developed his own faith at 10 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

David Morris was priest of St Paul’s Church in Grangetown for seven years before his new role <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A FORMER Grangetown priest has just been appointed Wales’ youngest ever bishop at 37 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Morris has been appointed Assistant Bishop of Bangor and will be consecrated later this year on May 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boundary-breaking bishop, who is originally from the Rhondda Valley, was also previously the youngest ordained person in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His relationship with the church began when he was just 10 years old when he developed his own faith in God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI heard the local church bell ringing and I asked my mum if I could go to church and she said, ‘Of course’ and that she had been thinking of going back herself and that maybe that was something we could do together,\u201d he told The Cardiffian.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on his newfound status as the youngest bishop in Wales, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t think that’s a bad thing, especially if we want to target a younger mindset, to understand what it is that young people are looking for in the life of the church and how we might engage more meaningfully with this generation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Morris served as priest in Grangetown and had responsibility for St Paul’s Church and St Dyfrig and St Samson Church for seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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