David Smith (bishop)

The Right Reverend David Smith
Bishop of Bradford
Diocese	Diocese of Bradford
In office	1992–2002
Predecessor	Roy Williamson
Successor	David James
Other posts	Archdeacon of Lindisfarne (1981–1987) Bishop of Maidstone (1987–1992) Bishop to the Forces (1990–1992) Honorary assistant bishop in York and Europe (2002–present)
Orders
Ordination	c. 1959 (deacon); c. 1960 (priest)
Consecration	6 June 1987^[1]
Personal details
Born	(1935-07-14) 14 July 1935 Hertfordshire, UK
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Stanley & Gwendolen Smith
Spouse	Mary Moult (m. 1961)
Children	1 son; 1 daughter
Alma mater	King's College London

David James Smith (born 14 July 1935) is a retired Anglican bishop of the Church of England.

Biography

His first post was as an assistant curate at All Saints' Gosforth,^[3] after which he became the assistant curate of St Francis High Heaton. Following this, he was Priest in Charge St Mary Magdalene, Longbenton and then Vicar of Longhirst with Hebron. He next became Vicar of St Mary's Monkseaton.^[4] He was subsequently the Rural Dean of Tynemouth and, in 1981, was collated Archdeacon of Lindisfarne. In 1987, he was ordained to the episcopate as Bishop of Maidstone and was translated in 1992 to be the Bishop of Bradford (until 2002).^[5] From 1990 to 1992, he was also Bishop to the Forces.

He was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 2002. In retirement, he continues to serve as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of York and Diocese of Europe.

He is a Fellow of King's College London (FKC) and, in 2001, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (DUniv) from the University of Bradford.

He is married to Mary and has a son and a daughter.

↑ Diocese in Europe – Prayer Diary, January–June 2014 (Accessed 27 April 2014)
↑ Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008) ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Church details
↑ Crockford's clerical directory 2008 (London, Church House 2007) ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
↑ Debrett's, People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (London, Debtrett's, 1992) ISBN 1-870520-09-2

Bishops of Maidstone

Canterbury suffragans	Leslie Owen Stanley Betts Geoffrey Tiarks Richard Third Bob Hardy David Smith Gavin Reid Graham Cray

National AEO	Rod Thomas

Bishops to the Forces

Cuthbert Bardsley Stanley Betts John Hughes Stuart Snell Ronald Gordon David Smith John Kirkham David Conner Stephen Venner Nigel Stock

Bishops of Bradford (Diocese of Bradford)

Arthur Perowne Alfred Blunt Donald Coggan Michael Parker Ross Hook Geoffrey Paul Roy Williamson David Smith David James Nick Baines Tom Butler (Acting)

for the Leeds diocese area bishops, see Bishop of Bradford

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