Mark Davies (bishop of Shrewsbury)

For the Church of England bishop, see Mark Davies (bishop of Middleton).

The Right Reverend  Mark Davies
Bishop of Shrewsbury
Bishop Mark Davies at the 2011 Invocation Festival
Province	Birmingham
Diocese	Shrewsbury
Appointed	1 October 2010
Predecessor	Brian Noble
Orders
Ordination	11 February 1984
Consecration	22 February 2010 by Brian Michael Noble
Personal details
Born	12 May 1959 (1959-05-12) (age 52) Manchester, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Previous post	Vicar General of the Diocese of Salford Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury (2009 - 2010)

Mark Davies (born 1959) is the current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury in the Province of Birmingham, England.^[1][2]

Early life

Born in Manchester on the 12 May 1959, he attended a number of schools in the north west of England, two in Longsight, Manchester: St Richard's R.C. Primary School and St Robert's R.C. Primary School, and two others in Heaton Chapel, Stockport: Broadstone Hall Primary School and St Anne's Roman Catholic High School. Following his secondary education, he attended the University of Durham and trained for the priesthood at Ushaw College, Durham for the Diocese of Salford.^[2]

Priestly career

He was ordained a priest on the 11 February 1984 at St Joseph’s Church, Reddish, Stockport, by the Right Reverend Thomas Holland, Bishop of Salford.^[2]

His first pastoral appointments was as an assistant priest at Our Lady of Grace's Church in Prestwich from March to September 1984, followed by at St Mary’s Church, Swinton from September 1984 to December 1988.^[2]

In January 1988, he was appointed the private secretary to Bishop Patrick Kelly of Salford (later Archbishop of Liverpool), a post which Davies remained until December 1992.^[2]

He was appointed the parish priest at St John Bosco's Church, Blackley, Manchester (1992–2003) and became the Dean of North Manchester Deanery.^[2]

He was appointed the Vicar General of the Diocese of Salford from January 2003 until February 2009.^[2]

He became the parish priest at St Teresa’s Church, Little Lever (2003–2005), then at St Joseph’s Church, Longsight (2005–2007), and then at Holy Family Church, New Springs, Wigan (2008–2009).^[2]

Episcopal career

On the 22 December 2009, he was appointed the Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury, and consecrated to the Episcopate at St Anthony’s Church, Wythenshawe, Manchester on the 22 February 2010. The principal consecrator was Bishop Brian Noble of Shrewsbury, and the principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Patrick Kelly of Liverpool and Bishop Terence Brain of Salford.^[2][3][4]

On the retirement of Bishop Brian Noble on 1 October 2010, Bishop Davies succeeded as the 11th Bishop of Shrewsbury.^[1][5][6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Bishop Mark Davies. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Right Reverend Mark Davies. The Catholic Church in England and Wales website. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
3. ^ Monsignor Mark Davies announced as new Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury. Catholic Communications Network: England and Wales. Date Published: 22 December 2009.
4. ^ Bishop Mark Davies ordained as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Shrewsbury. The Catholic Church in England and Wales website. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
5. ^ "Shrewsbury's new Catholic bishop succeeds in October". BBC News: Shropshire. Published 7 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8977000/8977968.stm. 
6. ^ "New Bishop of Shrewsbury hoping for long career". BBC News: Shropshire. Published 2 October 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-11458884. 

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Name	Davies, Mark
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Date of birth	12 May 1959
Place of birth	Manchester, England
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