Mark Davies (bishop of Middleton)

Mark Davies (born 12 May 1962) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2008, he has been the Bishop of Middleton, a suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Manchester.

The Right Reverend Mark Davies
Bishop of Middleton
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Manchester
In office	2008–present
Predecessor	Michael Lewis
Other posts	Archdeacon of Rochdale (2006–2008) acting Bishop of Manchester (2013; with Chris Edmondson)
Orders
Ordination	1989 (deacon); 1990 (priest) by Richard Hare (deacon); David Hope (priest)
Consecration	25 April 2008 by John Sentamu
Personal details
Born	12 May 1962
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Rochdale
Spouse	​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 2012)​
Children	one
Alma mater	College of Ripon and York St John

Early life and education

Davies was born on 12 May 1962.[1] After graduating from the College of Ripon and York St John in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) honours degree (awarded by Leeds University, he studied for the Anglican ministry at the College of the Resurrection in Mirfield[2] starting in 1986,[3] from Mirfield he gained a Certificate in Pastoral Theology.[1]

Ordained ministry

Davies was made a deacon at Petertide 1989 (1 July) by Richard Hare, Bishop of Pontefract,[4] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (1 July 1990) by David Hope, Bishop of Wakefield — both times at Wakefield Cathedral.[5] 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, Old Town, Barnsley until 1995. His next appointment was as Rector of Hemsworth until 2006; whilst at Hemsworth: he was a Vocations Advisor and Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands (ADDO) for the Diocese of Wakefield from 1998; Rural Dean of Pontefract (from 2000); a Proctor in Convocation (a member of the General Synod Convocation of York), from 2000; and an honorary canon of Wakefield Cathedral from 2002. In 2006, he moved from Yorkshire to Greater Manchester to serve as Archdeacon of Rochdale, relinquishing all his previous posts.[1][3][6]

Episcopal ministry

He was nominated Bishop of Middleton on 10 March 2008 in succession to Michael Lewis who was translated to the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf.[2][7] At the time of his appointment, he was the Church's youngest bishop.[8]

Davies, along with Chris Edmondson, Bishop of Bolton (his fellow suffragan in Manchester), and Robert Paterson, Bishop of Sodor and Man, was consecrated on 25 April 2008 at York Minster by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York.[9][10] He and Edmondson were installed at Manchester Cathedral on 27 April 2008.[11]

Davies' residence as Bishop of Middleton is in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.[12] Between the retirement of Nigel McCulloch on 17 January 2013 and David Walker's confirmation on 7 October 2013, Davies and Edmondson were (co-equally) acting Bishops of Manchester.[13] 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;[2][14] it was announced on 30 May 2012 that Davies and his wife of 21 years were to divorce.[15] His interests include literature, music, food, walking and gardening.[2]

Styles

• The Reverend Mark Davies (1989–2002)
• The Reverend Canon Mark Davies (2002–2006)
• The Venerable Mark Davies (2006–2008)
• The Right Reverend Mark Davies (2008–present)

References

1. "Davies, Mark". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2017 (November 2016 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 5 August 2017. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
2. "Suffragan See of Middleton". Number10. 10 March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008.
3. "Mark Davies". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
4. "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#6595). 7 July 1989. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 5 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
5. "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#6647). 6 July 1990. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 5 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
6. "Bishop of Middleton". Diocese of Manchester. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
7. Andy Russell (11 March 2008). "New bishops in pledge". Manchester Evening News.
8. Fr Andrew Teather (10 March 2008). "The New Bishop of Middleton". Anglican Wanderings. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
9. "Making History at York" (PDF). CRUX. Diocese of Manchester. 38 (9): 8–9. June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
10. "A triple Bishop making". BBC Manchester. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
11. "BBC Manchester — A triple Bishop making". Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
12. "Provincial Directory: Manchester". Anglican Communion Official Website. Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
13. Diocese of Manchester – Bishop of Manchester has retired Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 16 November 2015)
14. "New Greater Manchester bishops revealed". Rochdale Online. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2020-05-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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