Richard Davies (bishop)

Richard Davies (c. 1505 – 7 November 1581) was a Welsh bishop and scholar.

Life

He was born in north Wales, and was educated at New Inn Hall, Oxford, becoming vicar of Maids Moreton in Buckinghamshire in 1549, and then Burnham, Buckinghamshire, in 1550.

Being a reformer he took refuge at

St David's. As a bishop, Davies was an earnest reformer, very industrious, active and liberal, but not very scrupulous with regard to the property of the church.^[1]

He was a member of the

second book of Samuel. He died in November 1581, and was buried in Abergwili church.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Davies, Richard". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 865.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Thomas Goldwell	Bishop of St Asaph 1560–1561	Succeeded by Thomas Davies
Preceded by Thomas Young	Bishop of St David's 1561–1581	Succeeded by Marmaduke Middleton

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[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Davies, Richard". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 865.

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