| The Right Reverend George Davison | |
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| Bishop of Connor | |
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| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Connor |
| In office | 2020 to present |
| Predecessor | Alan Francis Abernethy |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1992 (deacon) 1993 (priest) |
| Consecration | 3 September 2020 by John McDowell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews Oak Hill College Church of Ireland Theological College |
George Thomas William Davison (born April 1965) is a priest of the Church of Ireland. Since 2020, he has served as the Bishop of Connor.
Early life and education
Davison was born in April 1965, and grew up in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was studied theology at the University of St Andrews, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1988. He then attended Oak Hill College, a conservative evangelical theological college in London, and the Church of Ireland Theological College in Dublin. He graduated from the latter with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1992.
Ordained ministry
He was ordained as a deacon in 1992 and priest in 1993. After a curacy at Portadown he was the incumbent at Kinawley from 1995 to 2009; and Archdeacon of Kilmore from 2003 to 2009. Since 2009 he has been at St. Nicholas, Carrickfergus; and from 2013 Archdeacon of Belfast.
On 17 February 2020, Davison was elected as the next Bishop of Connor. He was consecrated a bishop on 3 September 2020 at St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, during a service conducted under Covid-19 restrictions: the congregation numbered less than thirty. He was consecrated John McDowell, Archbishop of Armagh, and the co-consecrators were Pat Storey and Andrew Forster.
References
- Church Times
- Companies House
- "The Bishop of Connor - the Rt Rev George Davison". Diocese of Connor. The Church of Ireland. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Church of Ireland welcomes new Bishop of Connor - finally". The Irish News. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "George Thomas William Davison". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- Connor Anglican
- "Archdeacon George Davison elected as new Bishop of Connor". The Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Consecration of the Rt Rev George Davison as Bishop of Connor". Diocese of Connor. The Church of Ireland. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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