Jonathan Lean
David Jonathan Rees Lean[1] (born 29 May 1952) is the current Dean of St David's.
Lean was born in Fishguard[2] on 29 May 1952, educated at St David's University College, Lampeter, and the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, and ordained in 1976.[3] He began his ordained ministry as a curate at Tenby after which he was vicar of the grouped parishes of Llanrhian, Llanhowell and Llanrheithan[4] and then St Martin's, Haverfordwest. From 2000 until his appointment as deanery he was a canon residentiary at St David's Cathedral.
He appeared on ITV Cymru Wales' 2014 documentary Wales on a Bus Pass with Chris Segar, meeting Segar on the bus in Solva, before alighting at Saint David's City Hall and making his way back to work at St David's Cathedral.
References
- ↑ BBC News – Pilgrims' progress for St David shrine
- ↑ St Davids Cathedral
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1995 (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
- ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
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| Preceded by John Wyn Evans |
Dean of St David's 2009 – present |
Succeeded by incumbent |