Paul Davies

Richard Paul Davies (born 15 March 1973) is a British Anglican bishop. Since September 2023, he has been Bishop of Dorking in the Church of England's Diocese of Guildford. He was Archdeacon of Bangor from 2012 to 2017 and then Archdeacon of Surrey from 2017 until becoming a bishop.

Early life and education Davies was born on 15 March 1973 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He was educated at the Pembroke School, Pembrokeshire. He also studied theology at Regent's Park College, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master of Theology (MTh) degree. He served his curacy as a minor canon at St Davids Cathedral in the Diocese of St Davids between 1997 and 2001. He was collated and installed as Archdeacon of Bangor and Anglesey at Bangor Cathedral on 19 February 2012. At the time of his installation (aged 38), Davies was the youngest archdeacon in Wales and England. He was additionally rector Llanfairmathafarneithaf with Llanbedrgoch and Pentraeth from 2012 to 2014.

Episcopal ministry On 26 July 2023, it was announced that he would be the next Bishop of Dorking, a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Guildford. On 29 September 2023, he was consecrated as a bishop by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service at Westminster Abbey. He was welcomed as the sixth Bishop of Dorking on 8 October during a service at Guildford Cathedral. Following the death of Andrew Watson, Bishop of Guildford he became interim Bishop of Guildford.