David Thomson (bishop)

David Thomson (bishop)
The Rt Revd
 Dr David Thomson 
DPhil MA(Oxon) MA(Cantab)[1]
Bishop of Huntingdon
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Ely
Enthroned 17 October 2008[2]
Predecessor Rt Revd John Inge
Orders
Ordination 1981[3]
Consecration 3 July 2008[2]
Personal details
Born 2 February 1952 (1952-02-02) (age 59)
Sunderland[4]
Nationality British
Denomination Anglican
Parents a vicar (father)[4]
Spouse Jean Douglas-Jones
(m. 1974)[3]
Children 2 sons & 2 daughters[3]
Profession also medieval historian;[4] prev. lecturer[3]
Alma mater Keble College, Oxford
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David Thomson (born 2 February 1952) is the current Bishop of Huntingdon.[1]

He was educated at King Edward VII School (Sheffield), followed by Keble College, Oxford, where he was awarded an MA and DPhil (in 1978),[3] and Westcott House and Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he read Theology. Ordained in 1982 he began his career with a Curacy at Maltby and was then successively Vicar of Banbury,[5] Rector of Cockermouth and finally (before ascending to the Episcopate)[4] Archdeacon of Carlisle.[6]

Bishop David was consecrated as bishop in St Paul's Cathedral on 3 July 2008 and installed as Bishop of Huntingdon in Ely Cathedral on 17 October 2008.[2]

A respected medieval historian, he is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Historical Society as well as an FRSA; his academic works include “A Descriptive Catalogue of Middle English Grammatical Texts”, 1979 and “An Edition of the Middle English Grammatical Texts”, 1984—,[7] and his latest work has been on the Bewcastle Cross. He has also published a series of devotional books, "A Journey with John", "Lent with Luke", "Christmas by Candelight" and "Ways to Pray".

He is married with two sons and two daughters,[3] and his interests include detective fiction, crosswords, gardening, photography and fine art.

Styles

  • David Thomson Esq (1952–1978)
  • Dr David Thomson (1978–1981)
  • The Revd Dr David Thomson (1981–2002)
  • The Ven Dr David Thomson (2002–2008)
  • The Rt Revd Dr David Thomson (2008—)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Official notification
  2. ^ a b c Ely Diocese — Consecration of Bishop of Huntingdon
  3. ^ a b c d e f About Bishop David
  4. ^ a b c d Diocesan Profile
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
  6. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 (ISBN 978-0-7136-7257-6)
  7. ^ British Library web-site (accessed 23 June 2008 21:24)
Church of England titles
Preceded by
John Inge		 Bishop of Huntingdon
2008—		 Incumbent
v · d · eBishops of Huntingdon

Robert Martineau • Eric Wall • Gordon Roe • John Flack • John Inge • David Thomson



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