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Carlyle Witton-Davies

Carlyle Witton-Davies (10 June 1913 – 25 March 1993) was an Anglican priest and scholar.

He was born the son of T. Witton-Davies, Professor of Hebrew at the University College of North Wales, Bangor and educated at Friars School, Bangor; University College of North Wales, Bangor; Exeter College, Oxford;and Ripon College Cuddesdon.

He was ordained in 1938 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Buckley. From 1940 to 1944 he was Subwarden of St. Michael's College, Llandaff. From then until 1949 he was a Canon Residentiary at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem. In that year he became Dean and Precentor of St David's. His last senior post was as Archdeacon of Oxford (1957–1982).

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