Stephen Harris Davies (1881-1961) was the third Bishop of Carpentaria.

Early life

Davies was born in 1883 and educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead, and

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Religious life

Davies was

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in 1909. After a

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at St Matthew's,

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he emigrated to Australia where he joined the Bush Brotherhood of St Paul in Charleville,

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, serving as its head until his ordination to the

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. In 1925 he ordained the first two Torres Strait Islanders to become priests, Poey Passi and Joseph Lui.

Later life

Davies retired in 1949 and died on 29 November 1961. There is a memorial to him at St Michael,

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1883 births People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Anglican bishops of Carpentaria 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia 1961 deaths Bush Brotherhood priests {{Australia-anglican-bishop-stub