30 July 1913: birth (Birkenhead, UK) of Robert Edward Davies, ninth Bishop of Tasmania 1963-1981. Assistant Bishop in Newcastle 1960-1963, Warden of St John's Morpeth 1959-1963. Archdeacon in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn 1949-1959. #anglican #112years Obiit 17 May 2002.