Serious safeguarding concerns including sexual misbehaviour at Bangor Cathedral

Bangor cathedral visitation report

In October 2024, in response to concerns which had been brought to his attention, the Archbishop of Wales, The Most Revd Andrew John, commissioned a visitation of Bangor Cathedral and a review by Thirtyone:eight, an external body that specialises in safeguarding advice in church settings. The reporting process is now complete and the following summary reports have now been released publicly, and can be accessed below. We are grateful to all who …

Serious safeguarding concerns including sexual misbehaviour at Bangor Cathedral

“Bangor Cathedral” by ell brown is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Martin Shipton Independent investigators have reported incidents of inappropriate sexual behaviour and other serious safeguarding concerns that left people feeling unsafe at the home cathedral in Bangor of Archbishop of Wales Andy John. Two documents were published on the Church in Wales website on the evening of May 3 2025: one a visitation report written by senior clerics Mike …

Visitation identifies ‘weak financial controls’ and ‘inappropriate behaviours’ at Bangor Cathedral

THE decision by the Archbishop of Wales, the Most Revd Andy John, to appoint the Bangor diocesan secretary as sub-dean of Bangor Cathedral has been implicitly criticised in the Visitation report he commissioned last year (News, 28 February). The r...