Stephen Davies (bishop)

Stephen Harris Davies (1881-1961) was the third Bishop of Carpentaria.

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Early life

Davies was born in 1883 and educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.^[1]

Religious life

Davies was ordained in 1909.^[2] After a curacy at St Matthew's, Holbeck^[3] he emigrated to Australia where he joined the Bush Brotherhood of St Paul in Charleville, Queensland,^[4] serving as its head^[5] until his ordination to the episcopate. In 1925 he ordained the first two Torres Strait Islanders to become priests, Poey Passi^[6] and Joseph Lui.^[7]

Later life

Davies retired in 1949 and died on 29 November 1961.^[8] There is a memorial to him at St Michael, Waters Upton.^[9]

References

1. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
2. "The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
3. Church photo
4. Anglican archives Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
5. Christ Cathedral Darwin Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
6. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1932, p 1001.
7. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1932, p 822.
8. The Times, Saturday, Dec 02, 1961; pg. 10; Issue 55254; col F Obituary The Right Rev. S. H. Davies
9. Lichfield Diocesan Records. <corpname>Church of England, Lichfield Diocese</corpname>.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Religious titles
Preceded by Henry Newton	Bishop of Carpentaria 1922–1949	Succeeded by Wilfrid John Hudson