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The Dean – The Very Reverend Dr Jason Bray
Jason is originally from Merthyr Tydfil, and he has served his entire ordained ministry in the Church in Wales since his ordination in 1997 by Bishop Rowan Williams.
With a doctorate in Theology and a passionate interest in Biblical scholarship, medieval and reformation history, Jason is a published author, teacher of the faith, and an experienced church leader. The publication of his book, Deliverance: Everyday Investigations into the Supernatural, about his life and experiences as an Anglican deliverance minister has meant that he is well-known in circles outside the Church in Wales. You can purchase the book on our online shop here.
Jason was previously Vicar of St Giles’ Wrexham, which is part of the Major Churches Network and is Wales’ largest medieval parish church, where he strengthened and grew the congregation at St Giles’, developing its civic, media and national links as well as its life of prayer and service whilst working to increase visitor numbers significantly.
He is married to Laura. They have two grown up sons, Thomas and Benedict, and three cats.
Canon Precentor – The Reverend Canon Ian Yemm
After degree studies in Music and Theology, Ian Yemm trained at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music and enjoyed a successful career as a professional singer and voice teacher. For nearly ten years, he was Coordinating Chaplain at the University of the West of England, Vice-Chair of the Bristol Diocesan Board of Education, and an elected member of the General Synod of the Church of England. After training for ordination at the St Padarn’s Institute in Cardiff, he completed curacy in Cowbridge and first incumbency in Radyr. He is a Vocations Adviser and Spiritual Director and has a Masters degree in Christian Spirituality.
Ian has recently been elected to the Governing Body of the Church in Wales, and installed as Canon Precentor of Llandaff Cathedral, where he has particular responsibility for Worship, the Music Department, and the Cathedral Choir. He is married to Bernhard, who has worked as a Doctor in the NHS for over twenty years.
Curate – The Reverend Alison Dummer
Alison was brought up as a member of the Exclusive Plymouth Brethren in Merthyr Tydfil. After becoming a Baptist, she studied at Cardiff University, obtaining a BD and a Diploma in Pastoral Studies. Together with her husband, Rev’d Dr Marc Dummer, she moved to the URC in 1990 when she was ordained a Minister of Word & Sacrament. She then served as a Minister in The Sheffield South Group of URCs until 1996 when she moved to a joint-pastorate in Roath, Cardiff, serving for 20 years.
She is an Associate at Tymawr Convent and has visited and stayed there on a regular basis since 1977. Her move to the Church in Wales therefore has seemed a natural transition. She was ordained Priest in 2024 and now serves as Curate at the Cathedral – part-time, NSM – which she considers a privilege and a delight.