Mark Davies (born 12 May 1962) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2008, he has been the

Bishop of Middleton The Bishop of Middleton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Middleton in Greater Manchester; the See was ...

, a suffragan bishop in the

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Diocese of Manchester.

Early life and education

Davies was born on 12 May 1962. After graduating from the

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in 1985 with a

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(BA Hons) honours degree awarded by

Leeds University , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

, he studied for the

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at the

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starting in 1986, where he received a Certificate in

Pastoral Theology Pastoral theology is the branch of practical theology concerned with the application of the study of religion in the context of regular church ministry. This approach to theology seeks to give practical expression to theology. Normally viewed as a ...

Ordained ministry

Davies was made a

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1989 (1 July) by Richard Hare, Bishop of Pontefract, and

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform ...

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the Petertide following (1 July 1990) by David Hope,

Bishop of Wakefield The Bishop of Wakefield is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the City status in the United Kingdom, city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The title was first created for a Diocese, diocesan Anglican minist ...

— both times at

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. His first pastoral appointment was as a curate at St Mary's Church in Barnsley from 1989 to 1992, after which he served as the Priest-in-Charge at St Paul's Church,

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until 1995. His next appointment was as

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until 2006; whilst at Hemsworth: he was a

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s Advisor and Assistant

Diocesan Director of Ordinands Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform v ...

(ADDO) for the

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from 1998;

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(from 2000); a

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(a member of the

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), from 2000; and an

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from 2002. In 2006, he moved from Yorkshire to

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to serve as

Archdeacon of Rochdale The Archdeacon of Rochdale is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Manchester. As Archdeacon he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the five area deaneries: Ashton-under-Lyne, Heywood and ...

, relinquishing all his previous posts.

Episcopal ministry

He was nominated

on 10 March 2008 in succession to

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who was

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to the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. At the time of his appointment, he was the

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youngest

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. Davies, along with

Chris Edmondson Christopher Paul Edmondson (born 25 June 1950) is a British Anglican retired bishop. He was the Bishop of Bolton, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Manchester, from 2008 to 2016. He is presently an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese ...

Bishop of Bolton The Bishop of Bolton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, in the province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester; the See was erected ...

(his fellow suffragan in Manchester), and Robert Paterson,

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, was

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on 25 April 2008 at

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. He and Edmondson were installed at

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on 27 April 2008. Davies' residence as Bishop of Middleton is in

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. Between the retirement of

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on 17 January 2013 and David Walker's confirmation on 7 October 2013, Davies and Edmondson were (co-equally) acting Bishops of Manchester. Since Edmondson's retirement in 2016, Davies has been the senior suffragan of the diocese.

Personal life

Davies has been married once, and they have one son; it was announced on 30 May 2012 that Davies and his wife of 21 years were to divorce. His interests include literature, music, food, walking and gardening.

Styles

*''

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'' Mark Davies (1989–2002) *''The Reverend''

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Mark Davies (2002–2006) *''The

Venerable The Venerable (''venerabilis'' in Latin) is a style, a title, or an epithet which is used in some Western Christian churches, or it is a translation of similar terms for clerics in Eastern Orthodoxy and monastics in Buddhism. Christianity Cathol ...

'' Mark Davies (2006–2008) *''The

Right Reverend The Right Reverend (abbreviated The Rt Revd, The Rt Rev'd, The Rt Rev.) is a style applied to certain religious figures. Overview *In the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church in Great Britain, it applies to bishops, except that ''The M ...

'' Mark Davies (2008–present)

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Mark 1962 births Living people Alumni of the University of Leeds Bishops of Middleton Archdeacons of Rochdale 21st-century Church of England bishops