The Revd David Salsbury, Moderator of the United Reformed Church National Synod of Wales, is to be made an Ecumenical Canon of Newport Cathedral.
The news was announced by Bishop Cherry Vann who leads the Diocese of Monmouth within the Church in Wales.
Bishop Cherry, in consultation with Dean Ian, has appointed three new Canons to the Cathedral to fill the vacancies that have arisen.
David said: “It is an honour and a privilege to have been invited by the Bishop of Monmouth, the Rt Revd Cherry Vann, to serve as an Ecumenical Canon at Newport Cathedral.
“The Cathedral has been working hard in recent years to strengthen ecumenical relationships within the city of Newport, where I reside. I am delighted to be able to contribute to this journey of ecumenical pilgrimage and discovery as together we seek to share the love of God with the people of the city. I look forward to joining the College of Canons later in the year.”
Joining David, as Canons, will be the Revd James Henley, MAL in the East Cardiff MA and the Revd Wendy Tayler, Vicar in the Cwmbran. They all will be installed at a service of Choral Evensong at 4pm on 16 November.
Bishop Cherry said: “It is a joy, as always, to appoint some new Canons to the Cathedral and, once again, to be able to strengthen our ties with our ecumenical partners. I look forward to all that they will bring to enhance the life and witness of our Cathedral Church as we work together to live out the good news of Jesus Christ.”
Dean Ian added: “I am delighted at the appointment of these faithful servants of the church and partners in the gospel to be canons of the Cathedral. I look forward to installing them in November and everything they will bring to the Cathedral’s wider ministry.”