Alun Radcliffe Davies (6 May 1923 – 8 June 2003 [1]) was a Welsh Anglican priest in the last third of the twentieth century. [2]
Davies was born on 6 May 1923 into an ecclesiastical family: his father was the Revd Canon Rhys Hughes Davies. [3] He was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School, University College, Cardiff, Keble College, Oxford and St. Michael's College, Llandaff. [1] After a curacy in Roath he was a Lecturer at St. Michael's College, Llandaff then Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Wales. [4] He was a Chaplain in the RNR until 1960 when he became Vicar of Ystrad Mynach. [5] He was Chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral from 1969 to 1971; Archdeacon of Llandaff from 1971 to 1977; a Residentiary Canon of Llandaff Cathedral from 1975 to 1977; Dean of Llandaff [6] from 1977 to 1993; and Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan from 1994 until his death on 8 June 2003. [7]
He had two sons and a daughter with his wife Winifred who died in 1999. [2]
References
- ^
a
b
Davies, Very Rev. Alun Radcliffe.
Oxford University Press/
A & C Black/
Bloomsbury Publishing. December 2007.
doi:
10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U12955.
ISBN
978-0-1995-4089-1.
{{ cite book}}:|journal=ignored ( help) - ^ a b "The Very Rev Alun Davies". The Daily Telegraph. 19 June 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1967-68 p311: London, OUP, 1967.
- ^ "The National Library of Wales". The Journal of Welsh Religious History. 4: 63. 2004.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (ibid) p.302.
- ^ "The Bells". Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ The Very Rev Alun Davies. The Times (London, England), 10 June 2003; pg. 35; Issue 67785.
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- Alumni of St Michael's College, Llandaff
- Alumni of Cardiff University
- Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
- Alumni of the University of Wales
- Archdeacons of Llandaff
- Deans of Llandaff
- 2003 deaths
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Alun Radcliffe Davies (6 May 1923 – 8 June 2003 [1]) was a Welsh Anglican priest in the last third of the twentieth century. [2]
Davies was born on 6 May 1923 into an ecclesiastical family: his father was the Revd Canon Rhys Hughes Davies. [3] He was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School, University College, Cardiff, Keble College, Oxford and St. Michael's College, Llandaff. [1] After a curacy in Roath he was a Lecturer at St. Michael's College, Llandaff then Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Wales. [4] He was a Chaplain in the RNR until 1960 when he became Vicar of Ystrad Mynach. [5] He was Chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral from 1969 to 1971; Archdeacon of Llandaff from 1971 to 1977; a Residentiary Canon of Llandaff Cathedral from 1975 to 1977; Dean of Llandaff [6] from 1977 to 1993; and Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan from 1994 until his death on 8 June 2003. [7]
He had two sons and a daughter with his wife Winifred who died in 1999. [2]
References
- ^
a
b
Davies, Very Rev. Alun Radcliffe.
Oxford University Press/
A & C Black/
Bloomsbury Publishing. December 2007.
doi:
10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U12955.
ISBN
978-0-1995-4089-1.
{{ cite book}}:|journal=ignored ( help) - ^ a b "The Very Rev Alun Davies". The Daily Telegraph. 19 June 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1967-68 p311: London, OUP, 1967.
- ^ "The National Library of Wales". The Journal of Welsh Religious History. 4: 63. 2004.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (ibid) p.302.
- ^ "The Bells". Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ The Very Rev Alun Davies. The Times (London, England), 10 June 2003; pg. 35; Issue 67785.
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| This Welsh biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1923 births
- People from Cowbridge
- People educated at Cowbridge Grammar School
- Alumni of St Michael's College, Llandaff
- Alumni of Cardiff University
- Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
- Alumni of the University of Wales
- Archdeacons of Llandaff
- Deans of Llandaff
- 2003 deaths
- Welsh people stubs
- Church in Wales clergy stubs