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
  1. "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.
  2. "Crockford's clerical directory, 1997" (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
  3. "BBC News - The Reverend Paul Davies named Archdeacon of Bangor". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  4. "The Diocese of Bangor - Who's Who - The Archdeacon of Bangor". Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  5. "Local Press Release: Service to bid vicar farewell". thisissouthwales.co.uk. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  6. Diocese of Guildford — A new archdeacon for Surrey (Accessed 4 November 2017)
Church in Wales titles
Preceded by
Meurig Llwyd Williams		 Archdeacon of Bangor
2012–2017		 Succeeded by
Mary Stallard
Preceded by
Stuart Beake		 Archdeacon of Surrey
2017–present		 Incumbent


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