Mark Davies (Bishop of Middleton)
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The Right Reverend Mark Davies |
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| Bishop of Middleton | |
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| 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 |
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.
Davies was born on 12 May 1962. 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 starting in 1986; from Mirfield he gained a Certificate in Pastoral Theology.
Davies was made a deacon at Petertide 1989 (1 July) by Richard Hare, Bishop of Pontefract, and ordained a priest the Petertide following (1 July 1990) by David Hope, Bishop of Wakefield — both times at Wakefield Cathedral. 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.
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