| 词条 | Cameron Josiah Davis |
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| honorific_prefix = The Right Reverend | name = Cameron Josiah Davis | honorific_suffix = D.D. | title = Bishop of Western New York | image = Cameron Josiah Davis.jpg | caption = | church = Episcopal Church | diocese = Western New York | birth_name = | enthroned = December 23, 1896 | term = 1931-1948 | predecessor = David Lincoln Ferris | successor = Lauriston L. Scaife | ordination = | consecration = 30 January 1930 | consecrated_by = David Lincoln Ferris | other_post = | birth_date = December 13, 1873 | birth_place = Watkins Glen, New York, United States | death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|06|06|1873|12|13}} | death_place = Buffalo, New York, United States | tomb = | nationality = American | religion = Anglican | residence = | parents = Frederick Davies & Frances Hewette | spouse = Elizabeth Sacker | children = 2 | previous_post = | signature = }}Cameron Josiah Davis (December 13, 1873 – June 6, 1952) was an American prelate who served as Bishop of Western New York between 1931-1948. [1] Early life and educationDavies was born on December 13, 1873, in Watkins Glen, New York, the son of Frederick Davies and Frances Hewette. His paternal grandfather came from Newbury, Berkshire, England and settled on a farm near Rochester, where he was connected with Christ Church, and his father, after teaching school in Missouri and Mississippi, spent all of his life in Watkins Glen, New York. Davies attended the Deveaux School, from where he graduated in 1890, and Trinity College, from where he graduated in 1894. In 1897 he graduated from the General Theological Seminary. OrdinationIn 1897 Davies was ordained deacon and served as assistant to the rector of Trinity Church in Buffalo, New York. After his ordination to the priesthood, Davies became rector of Trinity Church in 1901, where he remained for 28 years. BishopOn October 20, 1929, Davies was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Western New York and was consecrated on January 30, 1930. He succeeded as diocesan bishop a year later. During his episcopate he worked tirelessly as president of the Pension Fund Board. he also worked with other religious leaders, notably the Roman Catholic Bishop of Buffalo John A. Duffy and the local Rabbi Joseph L. Fink to establish the so-called 'release time' from school so that pupils can receive religious education. Davies also founded the Buffalo and Erie County Tuberculosis Association. He resigned his bishopric in 1945 as he had reached his maximum age as bishop based on canon law however he remained the head of the diocese until 1948 when a new bishop was elected. He died on June 6, 1952 in Buffalo General Hospital. [2] References1. ^[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oQjSAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA422&lpg=RA1-PA422&dq=Cameron+Josiah+Davis&source=bl&ots=E-3O3vn5BI&sig=R6s9jXHakmgfBKwAy3wXhz_1wGM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu_rH82PreAhUEsqQKHUtmDDAQ6AEwCHoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Cameron%20Josiah%20Davis&f=false “The American Episcopate.” Retrieved November 29, 2018.] {{authority control}}2. ^[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qWLkAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA239&lpg=PA239&dq=Cameron+Josiah+Davis&source=bl&ots=PB34K5oOIE&sig=5n9w9G9JFJm_BTvHJ8G-mAVCYQU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu_rH82PreAhUEsqQKHUtmDDAQ6AEwB3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Cameron%20Josiah%20Davis&f=false “A problem surmounted.” Retrieved November 29, 2018.] 4 : 1873 births|1952 deaths|Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|20th-century Anglican bishops |
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