Glenn Davies previously served as the Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales in the Anglican Church of Australia from 23 August 2013 to 26 March 2021.
10 Facts About Glenn Davies
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Glenn Davies was educated at Shore School, the University of Sydney, Westminster Theological Seminary, Moore Theological College and the University of Sheffield.
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Glenn Davies was then a lecturer at Moore Theological College until 1995 and rector of St Luke's, Miranda.
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Glenn Davies has been the canon theologian of the Diocese of Ballarat.
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Glenn Davies was the Bishop of the North Region from 2002 to 2014.
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Glenn Davies was elected and became the archbishop-elect on 6 August 2013.
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Glenn Davies directed criticism at church branches that had moved to bless same-sex unions, such as the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta in Victoria.
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In October 2019, in his presidential address to the synod of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Glenn Davies advised those who wanted to change the doctrine of the Anglican Church of Australia to allow the blessing of same-sex marriage to leave the church.
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On 15 August 2022, it was announced that Glenn Davies would be the first bishop of the new Diocese of the Southern Cross set up by GAFCON Australia.
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Glenn Davies is the author of Faith and Obedience in Romans as well as numerous journal articles and essays.