Paul Mackness

Paul Robert Mackness  (born 1973) is the Archdeacon of St Davids since March 2018.

Mackness was educated at the University of Wales, Lampeter, and studied for the priesthood at St Michael's College, Llandaff; he was made deacon at Petertide 2001 (23 June) by Huw Jones, Bishop of St Davids, at St Davids Cathedral; and ordained priest the following Petertide (29 June 2002). After a curacy at Llanelli he was Rector of Manordeifi from 2004 to 2010, then Vicar of Haverfordwest until 2014. He was Bishop's Chaplain and Clerical Secretary in the Diocese of St Davids from April 2014 until July 2018. He was collated archdeacon on 22 March 2018.