Colin Cameron Davies
Colin Cameron Davies (10 June 1924 – 8 January 2017) was a Spanish-born Kenyan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Diocese of Ngong (emeritus) OBE | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong |
| In office | 1964–2002 |
| Predecessor | Joannes de Reeper |
| Successor | Cornelius Schilder |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 July 1952 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1924 Las Palmas, Spain |
| Died | 8 January 2017 (aged 92) Freshfield, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Previous post | Priest |
Davies was born in Las Palmas, Spain to Arthur and Ellen Mary (née Joyce) Davies, the third in the family of six children. He was ordained a priest on 13 July 1952 in the religious order of the St. Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill. He was appointed prefect of Ngong on 9 July 1964. He was appointed bishop of Ngong, Kenya, on 9 December 1976 and ordained bishop on 26 February 1977. Davies retired from the diocese on 23 November 2002. He died in Freshfield, Lancashire, England on 8 January 2017, aged 92.[1]
References
- "Bishop Emeritus of Ngong is Dead". CISA News Africa. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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