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Most hospitals will have a duty chaplain, not necessarily Catholic, who can be summoned by the hospital switchboard. When a Catholic minister is required, your first contact should be as follows. But if a priest is required in an emergency, do contact any available priest if the closest cannot be reached.

  Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Rev Canon Patrick Daly  [01443] 228 866

Assisted by Fr John Philiips [01443] 238 917

  Caerphilly and District Miners’ Hospital

Rev Canon John Griffiths [029 2088 3192]

  Aberbargoed Hospital and Ystrad Mynach Hospital

Fr Gareth Leyshon [01443] 402 439

  Pontypridd Hospitals: Dewi Sant and Y Bwythyn

Fr Gareth Leyshon [01443] 402 439

Fr A. Maria Francis [01443] 402 439

  Rhondda Hospitals

Llwynpia Hospital

Ysbyty George Thomas

Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda

Fr David O’Donnell 01443 432 142

Canon John O’Regan 01443 682 689

 Cardiff, University Hospital of Wales (The Heath)

Although outside the Deanery, local residents often attend the University Hospital of Wales. If you, or a friend or relative are going into The Heath, please do not assume you will be visited if you say on admission that you are a Catholic, as this information is not routinely passed to hospital chaplains. Emergency sacramental cover is organised with a rota of local priests. For non-emergency situations, such as the provision of Holy Communion, please contact the Chaplaincy Department direct on (029) 2074 3230, giving the patient's name and ward. This information can be given to any chaplain on duty or the secretary (specify the patient is Roman Catholic) and the details will be passed to the Catholic Ministers of Communion, who bring the Sacrament to sick patients each Sunday. Please leave a message on the telephone answering machine if this is requested.