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Anglican priest (1913–1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlyle Witton-Davies (10 June 1913 – 25 March 1993) was an Anglican priest[1] and scholar.[2]
He was born the son of T. Witton-Davies, Professor of Hebrew at the University College of North Wales, Bangor and educated at Friars School, Bangor; University College of North Wales, Bangor; Exeter College, Oxford;and Ripon College Cuddesdon.
He was ordained in 1938[3] and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Buckley. From 1940 to 1944 he was Subwarden of St. Michael's College, Llandaff. From then until 1949 he was a Canon Residentiary at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem.[4] In that year he became Dean and Precentor[5] of St David's. His last senior post was as Archdeacon of Oxford (1957–1982).[6]
One of the last clerics to wear the traditional frock coat and gaiters,[7] he died aged 79.
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