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Jonathan Davies (Welsh priest)

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Jonathan Byron Davies (born 14 September 1969) is a Welsh Anglican priest. He has served as the Vicar of Llwynderw in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, Church in Wales since September 2015, and as the Archdeacon of Gower since September 2016.[1][2][3]

Davies studied theology at University of Wales, Cardiff, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1995, and trained for ordination at St Michael's College, Llandaff.[1][3] He was ordained in the Church in Wales: made deacon at Petertide 1996 (29 June) — by Huw Jones, Bishop of St Davids, at St Davids Cathedral[4] — and ordained priest the following Petertide (28 June 1997) — by David Thomas, the provincial assistant bishop, at Ammanford (i.e. Davies' title parish).[5] He was collated archdeacon on 25 September 2016.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "Archdeacon Jonathan Davies". The Parish of Llwynderw. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Archdeacon Jonathan installed". Diocese of Swansea and Brecon. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Jonathan Byron Davies". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 6960. 5 July 1996. p. 18. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 August 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 7013. 11 July 1997. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 August 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ^ "The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon". swanseaandbrecon.churchinwales.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.