simonogdon@churchinwales.org.uk 07534 868127
Tŷ Deiniol, Cathedral Close, Bangor LL57 1RL
Tyfodd Simon i fyny yn Warwig yng Nghanolbarth Lloegr ac wedi ymwneud â bywyd yr eglwys ers iddo ddod yn gorydd yn 11 oed. Astudiodd ar gyfer ei BA yng Ngholeg Caerwrangon, Rydychen, ac yna ar gyfer ei MA ym Mhrifysgol Sheffield. Ar ôl prifysgol, treuliodd ddwy flynedd yn dysgu dramor yn Astana (Nursultan bellach), prifddinas Kazakstan.
Ar ôl dychwelyd i'r DU, hyfforddodd fel Rheolwr Prosiect a Dadansoddwr Busnes, gan weithio'n bennaf mewn TG ac Isadeiledd, ond gyda rhywfaint o groesi i'r sectorau Iechyd a Gwerthu Tai. Symudodd i Fangor ym mis Medi 2021 ac mae wedi bod Rheolwr Prosiect Cadwraeth a Datblygu i'r Esgobaeth ers mis Ionawr 2022, gan oruchwylio prosiect Llefa'r Cerrig ac yn arbennig y gwaith dan gynllun Ffyniant Bro Llywodraeth y DU yng Nghaergybi. Ar yr un pryd mae wedi rheoli gwaith cadwraeth a gwella mawr yng Nghadeirlan Deiniol Sant mewn cydweithrediad â'r Is-Deon a Chabidwl y Gadeirlan.
Y tu allan i'w ddyletswyddau 'swyddogol', mae o'n canu gyda Chôr Cadeirlan Deiniol Sant ac yn mwynhau teithio'n lleol a thramor, gyda diddordeb arbennig mewn ymweld ag eglwysi ac adeiladau eraill o bwysigrwydd pensaernïol.
Simon grew up in Warwick in the English Midlands and has been closely involved in church life since becoming a chorister at the age of 11. He studied for his BA at Worcester College, Oxford, followed by an MA at the University of Sheffield. Following university he spent two years teaching abroad in Astana (now Nursultan), the capital of Kazakhstan.
On returning to the UK, he trained as a Project Manager and Business Analyst, working mostly in IT and Infrastructure, but with some crossover into Healthcare and Estate Agency sectors. He moved to Bangor in September 2021 and has been Conservation and Development Project Manager for the Diocese since January 2022, overseeing the work of the Llefa’r Cerrig project and in particular the works under the UK Government ‘Levelling Up’ scheme in Holyhead. At the same time he has managed major restoration and improvement works at St Deiniol’s Cathedral in collaboration with the Sub-Dean and Cathedral Chapter.
Outside of his ‘official’ duties, he sings with St Deiniol’s Cathedral Choir and enjoys travelling both locally and internationally, with a particular interest in visiting churches and other buildings of architectural signficance.