A. Donald Davies
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The Rt. Rev. A. Donald Davies (April 15, 1920 – October 16, 2011) was the fourth Episcopal
Episcopal Church (United States)
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bishop
Bishop
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of Dallas
Episcopal Diocese of Dallas
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and subsequently the first Episcopal bishop of Fort Worth. He later founded the Episcopal Missionary Church
Episcopal Missionary Church
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, after which he became Archbishop
Archbishop
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and Primate of the Christian Episcopal Church
Christian Episcopal Church
The Christian Episcopal Church is a Continuing Anglican jurisdiction consisting of parishes in Canada and the United States and with oversight of several parishes in the Cayman Islands. Its bishops are in Apostolic Succession through the Right Rev. A. Donald Davies...
(XnEC).