Paul Davies (priest)
Richard Paul Davies (born 15 March 1973) is the current Archdeacon of Surrey and former Archdeacon of Bangor.[1]
Davies was educated at the University of Wales, Lampeter, the University of Oxford and Ripon College, Cuddesdon. He was ordained in 1997[2] in St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, where he served his title as a minor canon before incumbencies at Solva in Pembrokeshire and Burry Port in Carmarthenshire. He was appointed on 23 September 2011[3] and collated and installed as Archdeacon of Bangor and Anglesey in Bangor Cathedral on 19 February 2012.[4] At the time of his installation (aged 38), Davies was the youngest archdeacon in Wales and England.[5]
It was announced on 5 October 2017 that Davies was to be collated Archdeacon of Surrey, in the English Diocese of Guildford, on 10 December.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Church In Wales Press Release: New Archdeacon of Bangor". Churchinwales.org.uk. 2011-10-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-25. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "Crockford's clerical directory, 1997" (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
- ^ "BBC News - The Reverend Paul Davies named Archdeacon of Bangor". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "The Diocese of Bangor - Who's Who - The Archdeacon of Bangor". Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "Local Press Release: Service to bid vicar farewell". thisissouthwales.co.uk. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Diocese of Guildford — A new archdeacon for Surrey (Accessed 4 November 2017)
- 1973 births
- Archdeacons of Bangor
- Archdeacons of Surrey
- Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon
- 21st-century Welsh Anglican priests
- Living people
- Alumni of Regent's Park College, Oxford
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