Roy Davies

For other people named Roy Davies, see Roy Davies (disambiguation).

Roy Thomas Davies (born 31 January 1934) was Bishop of Llandaff from 1985 to 1999.

Life

Davies was educated at St David's College, Lampeter, Wales obtaining a BA degree in 1955, and then at Jesus College, Oxford, where he obtained a BLitt in 1959.[1][2] He trained for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1959 (priest in 1960) and served as assistant curate of St Paul's, Llanelli, from 1959 to 1964.[2] He was then vicar of Llanafan from 1964 to 1967 before working as chaplain to Anglican students at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth from 1967 to 1973. After being secretary of the Provincial Council for Mission and Unity of the Church in Wales from 1973 to 1979, he became vicar of St David's, Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 1983. He was appointed archdeacon of Carmarthen in 1982, and vicar of Llanegwad in 1983. He was clerical secretary of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales from 1983 until his appointment as Bishop of Llandaff in 1985. He retired in 1999.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Davies, Rt Rev. Roy Thomas". Who's Who 2008 (online edition, subscription access). Oxford University Press. December 2007. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U13123. Retrieved 22 November 2008. 
  2. ^ a b "Davies, The Rt Revd Roy Thomas". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online edition, subscription access). Church House Publishing. October 2008. http://www.knowuk.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2008. 
Church in Wales titles
Preceded by
John Poole-Hughes		 Bishop of Llandaff
1985–1999		 Succeeded by
Barry Morgan
Bishops of Llandaff since 1908