of Dallas. Elected as the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas in March 1970, in response to the sudden death of Avery Mason who had died suddenly while holding that position, Davies was subsequently ordained as the bishop for Dallas on June 22, 1970, the fourth man to hold that post. When the Diocese of Dallas opted to form a new western diocese in November 1982, Davies chose to become the bishop for this new diocese — The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth — a post he continued to hold until his 1985 retirement. In 2005, Davies was preceded in death by his 54-year-old son, Allan David Davies, who died on May 22 in Granbury, Texas. He was then widowed by his wife, Mabel, on June 19, 2010; she was subsequently buried at the Acton Cemetery in Acton, Texas. They had been married for nearly 70 years. Death and interment Davies died on October 16, 2011, at the age of 91. A Requiem was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Granbury, Texas. Davies was then interred beside his wife at the Acton Cemetery in Acton, Texas. He was survived by four other children, ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. References External links "Bishop Archibald Donald Davies" (online memorial). Salt Lake City: Find A Grave, retrieved online September 17, 2019. 1920 births 2011 deaths American Continuing Anglican bishops Religious leaders from Pittsburgh University of Tulsa alumni People from Granbury, Texas 20th-century American Episcopalians Bishops of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe Episcopal bishops of Dallas Episcopal bishops of Fort Worth