Glenn Davies

The Right Reverend

Glenn Davies
The Right Reverend; Glenn Davies
Archbishop of Sydney
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
Province	New South Wales
Diocese	Sydney
In office	23 August 2013 – 26 March 2021
Predecessor	Peter Jensen
Successor	Kanishka Raffel
Orders
Ordination	1981
Consecration	21 December 2001
Personal details
Birth name	Glenn Naunton Davies
Born	26 September 1950 (age 70)
Nationality	Australian
Denomination	Anglicanism
Previous post(s)	Bishop of North Sydney (Sydney; 1 January 2002 – 4 May 2014)
Alma mater	Westminster Theological Seminary; Moore Theological College; University of Sheffield; University of Sydney;

Glenn Naunton Davies (born 26 September 1950) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. He served as the Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales in the Anglican Church of Australia^[3] from 23 August 2013 to 26 March 2021.^[4]

Early life and education[]

Davies was educated at Shore School, the University of Sydney,^[5] Westminster Theological Seminary, Moore Theological College and the University of Sheffield.^[6]

Ordained ministry[]

He was ordained in 1981 and began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Stephen's, Willoughby. He was then a lecturer at Moore Theological College until 1995 and rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of St Luke's, Miranda. He has been the canon theologian of the Diocese of Ballarat.

Episcopal ministry[]

He was the Bishop of the North Region (of Sydney) from 2002 to 2013.^[7]

In 2013, he was nominated by 182 members of synod for Archbishop of Sydney.^[8] He was subsequently elected and became the archbishop-elect on 6 August 2013.^[9] His installation service was held on 23 August 2013.

Speech in 2019[]

In October 2019, in his presidential address to the synod of the Diocese of Sydney,^[10] Davies advised those who wanted to change the doctrines of the Anglican Church of Australia to allow the blessing of same-sex marriage to leave the church.^[11] These comments were criticised by some within the church who want it to be more inclusive.^[12] In response, Davies indicated that his comments were directed at those who wanted to change church doctrine and not to members of congregations or those who identified as gay.^[11]

Publications[]

Davies is the author of Faith and Obedience in Romans (1989, Sheffield Academic Press) as well as numerous journal articles and essays.^[13]

Personal life[]

Davies is a recipient of the Centenary Medal.

References[]

^ "Diocesan Bishops and Archbishops of Australia and Sydney". Sydney Diocesan Archives. Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ Davies, Glenn (18 January 2016). "Statement of Glenn Naunton Davies" (PDF). Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "New Anglican Archbishop of Sydney chosen", The Age, 6 August 2013.
^ McEachen, Ben (25 March 2021). "Sydney Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies' final week in the office". Eternity News. Eternity News. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
^ Glenn Davies
^ Sydney Anglican
^ "Glenn Davies' website". Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
^ "Sydney Anglicans have a new Archbishop", Sydney Anglicans website, 6 August 2013.
^ Davies, Glenn. "Presidential Address - Third Session of the 51st Synod of the Diocese of Sydney" (PDF). Sydney Anglicans. Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Davies, Glenn. "My words were for the bishops and I stand by them". Sydney Morning Herald (18 October 2019). Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "'So damaging' : Anglicans warn of impacts of Archbishop's call for same-sex marriage supporters to leave the Church". The Feed. Special Broadcasting Corporation. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Glenn Davies' website". Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Peter Jensen	Archbishop of Sydney 2013–2021	Succeeded by Kanishka Raffel
Preceded by Paul Barnett	Bishop of North Sydney 2002–2013	Succeeded by Chris Edwards

[Diocesan_Archives-1] "Diocesan Bishops and Archbishops of Australia and Sydney". Sydney Diocesan Archives. Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[2] Davies, Glenn (18 January 2016). "Statement of Glenn Naunton Davies" (PDF). Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[3] "New Anglican Archbishop of Sydney chosen", The Age, 6 August 2013.

[McEachen_Eternity-4] McEachen, Ben (25 March 2021). "Sydney Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies' final week in the office". Eternity News. Eternity News. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[5] Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8

[6] Glenn Davies

[7] Sydney Anglican

[8] "Glenn Davies' website". Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.

[9] "Sydney Anglicans have a new Archbishop", Sydney Anglicans website, 6 August 2013.

[Davies_speech-10] Davies, Glenn. "Presidential Address - Third Session of the 51st Synod of the Diocese of Sydney" (PDF). Sydney Anglicans. Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[SMH_Davies-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b Davies, Glenn. "My words were for the bishops and I stand by them". Sydney Morning Herald (18 October 2019). Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[12] "'So damaging' : Anglicans warn of impacts of Archbishop's call for same-sex marriage supporters to leave the Church". The Feed. Special Broadcasting Corporation. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[13] "Glenn Davies' website". Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

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Archbishops	Saumarez Smith (previously Bishop of Sydney) John Wright Howard Mowll Hugh Gough Sir Marcus Loane Donald Robinson Harry Goodhew Peter Jensen Glenn Davies Kanishka Raffel

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Bishops of Wollongong	Graham Delbridge Ken Short Harry Goodhew Reg Piper Al Stewart Peter Hayward
Bishops of the Southern Region	John Reid Peter Watson Robert Forsyth Michael Stead
Bishops of the Northern Region	Donald Cameron Paul Barnett Glenn Davies Chris Edwards
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The Right Reverend Glenn Davies
Archbishop of Sydney
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
Province	New South Wales
Diocese	Sydney
In office	23 August 2013 – 26 March 2021 (2013-08-23 – 2021-03-26)
Predecessor	Peter Jensen
Successor	Kanishka Raffel
Orders
Ordination	1981
Consecration	21 December 2001^[1]
Personal details
Birth name	Glenn Naunton Davies
Born	(1950-09-26) 26 September 1950 (age 70)
Nationality	Australian
Denomination	Anglicanism
Previous post(s)	Bishop of North Sydney (Sydney; 1 January 2002 – 4 May 2014 (2002-01-01 – 2014-05-04)^[2])
Alma mater	Westminster Theological Seminary Moore Theological College University of Sheffield University of Sydney