Glenn Naunton Davies (born 1950) is a retired Australian

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bishop. Since August 2022 he has served as bishop of the

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, an Anglican diocese set up outside of the

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. He previously served as the Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of the

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in the

from 23 August 2013 to 26 March 2021.

Early life and education

Davies was born on 26 September 1950. He was educated at

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, the

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and the

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Ordained ministry

Davies was

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in 1981 and began his ordained ministry as a

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at St Stephen's, Willoughby. He was then a

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until 1995 and

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of St Luke's, Miranda. He has been the

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of the Diocese of Ballarat. Davies was the Bishop of the North Region (of Sydney) from 2002 to 2014. In 2013, he was nominated by 182 members of synod for Archbishop of Sydney. He was subsequently elected and became the archbishop-elect on 6 August 2013. His installation service was held on 23 August 2013. In October 2019, in his presidential address to the

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of the Diocese of Sydney, Davies advised those who wanted to change the doctrine of the Anglican Church of Australia to allow the blessing of same-sex marriage to leave the church. These comments were criticised by some within the church who want it to be more inclusive. In response, Davies indicated that his comments were directed at those who wanted to change church doctrine and not to members of congregations or those who identified as gay. On 15 August 2022, it was announced that Glenn Davies would be the first bishop of the new

set up by GAFCON Australia.

Publications

Davies is the author of ''Faith and Obedience in Romans'' (1989, Sheffield Academic Press) as well as numerous journal articles and essays.

Personal life

Davies is a recipient of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Glenn 1950 births Living people University of Sydney alumni Alumni of the University of Sheffield Moore Theological College alumni Moore Theological College faculty Recipients of the Centenary Medal 21st-century Anglican bishops in Australia 21st-century Anglican archbishops Anglican archbishops of Sydney Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney Evangelical Anglican bishops Westminster Theological Seminary alumni