| Jeremy Davies | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Ordained | 1974 |
| Congregations served | Old Hall Green, Hertfordshire |
| Offices held | Exorcist, Diocese of Westminster International Association of Exorcists |
Father Jeremy Davies (born 1935), an English Roman Catholic priest whose parish is based around Old Hall Green, is a former doctor[1] and also a leading exorcist.
He studied English Literature at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and studied Medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He graduated with a medical degree in 1967, then worked in Mission Hospitals in Guyana, Nigeria and Ghana. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1974.
Father Davies was appointed exorcist of the Westminster Archdiocese, in Great Britain in 1987. He spent four months in Rome in apprenticeship and has been conducting film reviews ever since.[2]
In 1993 he co-founded, along with Father Gabriele Amorth and four others, the International Association of Exorcists which now has hundreds of members worldwide.[2][3]
His book, Exorcism: Understanding Exorcism in Scripture and Practice was published in 2008 by the Catholic Truth Society. In the book he warns against the New Age, the occult, promiscuity, homosexuality and pornography saying that involvement in these things can lead to dire spiritual consequences.[2]