Robert Edward Davies CBE (30 July 1913 – 17 May 2002) was the Anglican Bishop of Tasmania from 1963 to 1981. [1] [2]
Educated at Queensland University, [3] he was ordained in 1937 and began his career as an assistant priest at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, NSW. After World War II service as a chaplain with Toc H and the Royal Australian Air Force [4] he became Warden of St John's College Brisbane. After this he was Archdeacon of Canberra, then Wagga Wagga. [5] He became an assistant bishop of Newcastle and Warden of St John's Theological College, Morpeth in 1960 and three years later the Tasmanian diocesan bishop.
References
- ^ National Library of Australia
- ^ New Bishop of Tasmania The Times, Friday, Feb 15, 1963; pg. 8; Issue 55626; col B
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ 454-459 Squadrons
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
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