g. Blethyn and Morgan (the translator of the Bible), also those appointed under Charles II. Another Morgan suffered many years imprisonment for his Laudian convictions. The administration of the diocese suffered from its poor endowment and limited patronage, leading at the end of the 18th century to non-resident bishops (e.g. Watson) and the holding with other ecclesiastical benefices (such as the Deanery of St. Paul's). Failure to speak Welsh characterised the bishops during this period. Bishop Ollivant notably took up the challenge of providing churches for the newly industrialised valleys. The population explosion created pressure for the division of the diocese, which was put into effect with Disestablishment. The diocese remained part of the Province of Canterbury until the creation of the Church in Wales on 31 March 1920. In the 20th century Anglo-Catholic parishes were numerous and gave a distinctive High Church character to the diocese. Opposition to the ordination of female priests was widespread and their introduction delayed for some time. Catholic successors When the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff was founded on 7 February 1916, it was considered the restoration of the Catholic see of Llandaf, enjoying its apostolic succession, although its territory was reassigned from the simultaneously suppressed Diocese of Newport. It was however on territory of the concurrently suppressed Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Newport (originally Newport and Menevia), which had been established in 1840 as Apostolic Vicariate of the Welsh District, on territory split from the Anglo-Welsh Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District. It was no assigned a co-cathedral not saw its title revived, its Former Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, St. Dyfrig, St. Telio and St. Euddogwy, in Llandaff remaining a Protestant church. List of churches Deanery of Cardiff Closed churches in the area Deanery of Llandaff Closed churches in the area Notes Deanery of Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly Notes Closed churches in the area Deanery of Penarth and Barry Closed churches in the area Deanery of Pontypridd Closed churches in the area Notes Deanery of Bridgend Closed churches in the area Deanery of Cynon Valley Closed churches in the area Deanery of Margam Closed churches in the area Deanery of Neath Closed churches in the area Deanery of Rhondda Closed churches in the area Deanery of Vale of Glamorgan Closed churches in the area See also List of Catholic dioceses in England and Wales References Sources External links Diocese of Llandaff website