Brian Newton Davis
Brian Newton Davis CNZM (* 1934 in Stratford ; † 1998 ) was a New Zealand priest and, as the Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand, Primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia .
Life
Brian Newton Davis attended Stratford High School in Taranaki and studied at Ardmore Training College in Papakura , Victoria University of Wellington , College House in Christchurch and St John's College in Auckland . After his ordination he became curate in the Wellington suburb of Karori, vicar in Dannevirke and dean and vicar general in the diocese of Waiapu. From 1980 to 1985 he was Bishop of Waikato before he moved to the bishopric in Wellington in 1986 and also became Archbishop of New Zealand and thus Primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, a member of the Anglican Communion .
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| SURNAME | Davis, Brian Newton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand priest, primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stratford |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1998 |