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The Right Reverend

Glenn Davies
Archbishop of Sydney
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
ProvinceNew South Wales
DioceseSydney
In office23 August 2013 – 26 March 2021 (2013-08-23 – 2021-03-26)
PredecessorPeter Jensen
SuccessorKanishka Raffel
Previous post(s)Bishop of North Sydney (Sydney; 1 January 2002 – 4 May 2014 (2002-01-01 – 2014-05-04)[1])
Orders
Ordination1981
Consecration21 December 2001[2]
Personal details
Born
Glenn Naunton Davies

(1950-09-26) 26 September 1950 (age 74)
NationalityAustralian
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma mater

Glenn Naunton Davies (born 26 September 1950) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. He served as the Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales in the Anglican Church of Australia[3] from 23 August 2013 to 26 March 2021.[4]

Early life and education

Davies was educated at Shore School, the University of Sydney,[5] Westminster Theological Seminary, Moore Theological College and the University of Sheffield.[6]

Ordained ministry

Davies was ordained in 1981 and began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Stephen's, Willoughby. He was then a lecturer at Moore Theological College until 1995 and rector of St Luke's, Miranda. He has been the canon theologian of the Diocese of Ballarat.

Episcopal ministry

Davies was the Bishop of the North Region (of Sydney) from 2002 to 2013.[7]

In 2013, he was nominated by 182 members of synod for Archbishop of Sydney.[8] He was subsequently elected and became the archbishop-elect on 6 August 2013.[9] His installation service was held on 23 August 2013.

On 15 August 2022, it was announced that Glenn Davies would be the first bishop of the new Diocese of the Southern Cross set up by the GAFCON Australia movement.[10]

Speech in 2019

In October 2019, in his presidential address to the synod of the Diocese of Sydney,[11] Davies advised those who wanted to change the doctrines of the Anglican Church of Australia to allow the blessing of same-sex marriage to leave the church.[12] These comments were criticised by some within the church who want it to be more inclusive.[13] 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.[12]

Publications

Davies is the author of Faith and Obedience in Romans (1989, Sheffield Academic Press) as well as numerous journal articles and essays.[14]

Personal life

Davies is a recipient of the Centenary Medal.

References

  1. ^ Davies, Glenn (18 January 2016). "Statement of Glenn Naunton Davies" (PDF). Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Diocesan Bishops and Archbishops of Australia and Sydney". Sydney Diocesan Archives. Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "New Anglican Archbishop of Sydney chosen", The Age, 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ McEachen, Ben (25 March 2021). "Sydney Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies' final week in the office". Eternity News. Eternity News. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  6. ^ Glenn Davies
  7. ^ Sydney Anglican
  8. ^ "Glenn Davies' website". Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Sydney Anglicans have a new Archbishop", Sydney Anglicans website, 6 August 2013.
  10. ^ https://www.gafconaustralia.org/2022/08/15/an-anglican-lifeboat-for-faithful-christians/
  11. ^ Davies, Glenn. "Presidential Address - Third Session of the 51st Synod of the Diocese of Sydney" (PDF). Sydney Anglicans. Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  12. ^ a b Davies, Glenn. "My words were for the bishops and I stand by them". Sydney Morning Herald. No. 18 October 2019. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  13. ^ "'So damaging' : Anglicans warn of impacts of Archbishop's call for same-sex marriage supporters to leave the Church". The Feed. Special Broadcasting Corporation. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Glenn Davies' website". Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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2013–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of North Sydney
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