David Jenkins (bishop)


David Jenkins
Bishop of Durham
DioceseDurham
In office1984–1994
PredecessorJohn Habgood
SuccessorMichael Turnbull
Other post(s)Honorary assistant bishop in Ripon (1994–2016)
professor at University of Leeds (1979–1984)
Orders
Consecration6 July 1984
Personal details
Born(1925-01-26)26 January 1925
Bromley, Kent, England
Died4 September 2016(2016-09-04) (aged 91)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Spouse
Stella Mary (Molly) Peet
(m. 1949; died 2008)
Children4
ProfessionTheologian

David Edward Jenkins (26 January 1925 – 4 September 2016) was a Church of England cleric and theologian. He was Bishop of Durham from 1984 until 1994. After his retirement, he continued to serve as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.[1]