John Dudley Davies (born 12 August 1927) is a former Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury.
[3] He was made a deacon[4] and ordained a priest,[5] and began his career as curate in Halton, Leeds.
Following that he served for many years in Southern Africa: his posts including that of Missionary Director for Empangeni and Chaplain at the University of Witwatersrand.
Returning to Britain in 1970 to an administrative post at the Church of England Board of Education, he then served as Vicar and University Chaplain at Keele; he was subsequently appointed Principal of Ascension College, Selly Oak, and finally (before his appointment to the episcopate)[9] Diocesan Missioner of St Asaph.
He was consecrated a bishop on 5 February 1987, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.