The Rt Rev John Dudley Davies is a former Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury

Bishop of Shrewsbury

The Bishop of Shrewsbury is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury in the Province of Birmingham, England.The diocese covers an area of of the counties and unitary authorities of Cheshire, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin with parts of Derbyshire, Halton, Merseyside, Greater...

. He was born on 12 August 1927 and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College, Cambridge

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. After Ordination

Ordination

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 in 1954 he began his career as curate

Curate

A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...

 in Halton, Leeds

Halton, Leeds

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. Following that he served for many years in Southern Africa: his posts including that of Missionary Director for Empangeni  and Chaplain

Chaplain

Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...

 at the University of Witwatersrand. While he was chaplain at the University, Davies played a major role in drafting the document A Message to the People of South Africa, a pamphlet published by the South African Council of Churches

South African Council of Churches

The South African Council of Churches is an interdenominational forum in South Africa. It was a prominent anti-apartheid organisation during the years of apartheid in South Africa. Its leaders have included Desmond Tutu, Beyers Naudé and Frank Chikane....

 that challenged the Christians in South Africa to examine the policy of Apartheid.

Returning to England in 1970 to an administrative post at the Church of England Board of Education, he was then appointed Principal

Dean (education)

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 of Ascension College, Selly Oak and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Diocesan Missioner of St Asaph

Diocese of St Asaph

The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop.-Geography:The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Chester in the east, to the Conwy valley in the west, to Bala in the south-west, and...

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Davies’ books include:

• Beginning now - a Christian exploration of the first three chapters of Genesis - Fortress Press (Philadelphia) (1971)
• Good news in Galatians - Paul's letter to the Galatians in Today's English version - Collins Fontana Books (Glasgow) (1975)
• Creed and Conflict - Lutterworth Pr – ISBN: 9780718824143 (1979)