John Davies (bishop of St Asaph)

John Stewart Davies^[1] (born 28 February 1943) was Bishop of St Asaph from 1999 until 2008.

Davies was educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead. After a career in Journalism, he read Hebrew at University College of North Wales (1968-1972); and at Queens' College, Cambridge (1972-1974), he wrote an MLitt thesis on ‘Form and Tradition of the Prophetic Call Narratives’ (awarded 1975). After study at Wescott House, he was ordained Deacon in 1974 (at Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch parish church) and ordained Priest in 1975 (at St Asaph Cathedral) by the Bishop of St Asaph, Harold John Charles. He began his service in the Church in Wales at Hawarden.^[2] He then held incumbencies at Rhosymedre and Mold,^[3] latterly as Archdeacon of St Asaph.^[4]

References

^ Diocesan web-site
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
^ Debrett's People of Today London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8

Church in Wales titles
Preceded by Alwyn Rice Jones	Bishop of St Asaph 1999–2008	Succeeded by Gregory Cameron

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[1] Diocesan web-site

[2] Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0

[3] Debrett's People of Today London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9

[4] Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8

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v t e Archdeacons of St Asaph
Late Mediaeval	Thomas Davies Richard Rogers George Griffith
Late Modern	Watkin Williams Hugh Jones David Evans Thomas Lloyd Charles Roberts Richard Roberts John Edwards Richard Owen William Rees John Jones Selwyn Closs-Parry John Davies Bernard Thomas Chris Potter John Lomas Andy Grimwood

v t e Bishops of St Asaph
Early & High Medieval	Saint Kentigern/Mungo Saint Asaph Tysilio Renchidus Cebur Melanus Gilbert Geoffrey of Monmouth Richard Godfrey Adam of Balsham John (I) Reiner Abraham Hugh Hywel ab Ednyfed Einion (I) John (II) Einion (II)
Late Medieval	Llywelyn de Bromfield Dafydd ap Bleddyn John Trevor (I) Llywelyn ap Madog William Spridlington Lawrence Child Alexander Bache John Trevor (II) Robert Lancaster John Low Reginald Pecock Thomas Bird (alias Knight) Richard Redman Michael Deacon
Early modern	Dafydd ab Ieuan ab Iorwerth Dafydd ab Owain Edmund Birkhead Henry Standish William Barlow Robert Parfew/Warton Thomas Goldwell Richard Davies Thomas Davies William Hughes William Morgan Richard Parry John Hanmer John Owen Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) George Griffith Henry Glemham Isaac Barrow William Lloyd Edward Jones George Hooper William Beveridge William Fleetwood John Wynne Francis Hare Thomas Tanner Isaac Maddox John Thomas Samuel Lisle The Hon Robert Hay Drummond Richard Newcome Jonathan Shipley Samuel Hallifax Lewis Bagot Samuel Horsley William Cleaver John Luxmoore William Carey Thomas Vowler Short Joshua Hughes A. G. Edwards
Church in Wales	A. G. Edwards (Archbishop of Wales) William Havard David Bartlett Harold Charles Alwyn Rice Jones (Archbishop of Wales) John Davies Gregory Cameron

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