David Thomson (bishop)


David Thomson

Bishop of Huntingdon
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Ely
In office2008 – 2018
PredecessorJohn Inge
SuccessorDagmar Winter
Other post(s)Acting Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (2013–2015)
Orders
Ordination1981 (deacon); 1982 (priest)
by David Lunn
Consecration3 July 2008[1]
by Rowan Williams
Personal details
Born (1952-02-02) 2 February 1952 (age 72)
Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom[2]
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsRonald (a priest)
SpouseJean
(m. 1974)
[3]
Childrenfour
Professionbishop, medieval historian;[2] prev. lecturer[3]
Alma materKeble College, Oxford

David Thomson, FSA, FRHistS, FRSA (born 2 February 1952) is a British retired Church of England bishop. From 2008 to 2013, he was the Bishop of Huntingdon, sole suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Ely.

  1. ^ Ely Diocese — Consecration of Bishop of Huntingdon (Archived 7 March 2012; archive. Retrieved 14 August 2017)
  2. ^ a b Diocesan Profile (Accessed 13 August 2017)
  3. ^ a b About Bishop David