David Walker (bishop of Manchester)

David Walker
The Right Reverend; David Walker; TSSF
	Bishop of Manchester
	Walker in 2014
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Manchester
In office	2013–present
Predecessor	Nigel McCulloch
Other posts	Bishop of Dudley (2000–2013; area bishop until 2002)[1]
Orders
Ordination	1983 (deacon); 1984 (priest); by David Lunn
Consecration	2000; by George Carey
Personal details
Born	30 May 1957
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Bishopscourt, Broughton[2]
Spouse	Susan (m. 1980)
Children	two
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge

David Stuart Walker TSSF (born 30 May 1957) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2013, he has been the Bishop of Manchester. He had previously been the Bishop of Dudley, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Worcester, from 2000 to 2013.

Early life

Walker was born on 30 May 1957. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, then an all-boys direct grant grammar school in Manchester. He competed in the International Mathematical Olympiad in 1975.[3] He studied at King's College, Cambridge.[4] He trained for ministry at Queen's College, Edgbaston.[2]

Ordained ministry

Walker was ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon at Petertide 1983 (3 July)[5] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (1 July 1984), both times by David Lunn, Bishop of Sheffield, at Sheffield Cathedral.[6] His ordained ministry began as a curate at St Mary Handsworth, after which he was a team vicar at Maltby, then Bramley before ordination to the episcopate.

Walker was consecrated as a bishop on 30 November 2000 by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury,[7] at St Paul's Cathedral.[8] During his time as Bishop of Dudley, Walker was Acting Bishop of Worcester (as the sole suffragan of the diocese) during the 2007 interregnum between the retirement of Peter Selby and confirmation of John Inge.[9]

His nomination to be the next Bishop of Manchester was announced on 5 June 2013;[10] his canonical election to the see was confirmed on 7 October 2013;[11] and he was enthroned at Manchester Cathedral on 30 November 2013.[12] He was awarded a doctorate in 2014 after research, at Warwick University, on how people belong to their churches, particularly in rural Anglicanism.

Since 2014, Walker has been vice-president of Affirming Catholicism.[13] He is a member of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis (TSSF).[14]

He was admitted into the House of Lords on 28th July 2020.

Personal life

Walker is a keen hill walker.[15] He married Susan in 1980 and together they have two children;[4] he ordained her deacon at Manchester Cathedral on 1 July 2018, to serve as assistant curate in Prestwich.[16]

Styles

The Reverend David Walker (1983–2000)
The Right Reverend David Walker (2000–2014)
The Right Reverend Doctor David Walker (2014–present)

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References

GS 1445: Report of the Dioceses Commission, Diocese of Worcester (Accessed 23 April 2014)
"David Stuart Walker". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
David Walker's results at International Mathematical Olympiad
"Walker, David Stuart". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2017 (November 2016 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 June 2017. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Ordinations". Church Times (#6282). 8 July 1983. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
"Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#6334). 6 July 1984. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
Diocese of Worcester — New Bishop of Dudley announced (Archived at archive.org, 9 December 2000. Retrieved 23 June 2017)
Diocese of Worcester — Diocese welcomes new Bishop of Dudley (Archived at archive.org, 8 March 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2017)
Press release: Diocese of Manchester. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street.
Diocese of Worcester – David becoming Bishop of Manchester: key dates (Archived 7 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015)
Bishop David Walker enthroned as Bishop of Manchester. BBC News.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Staff and trustees". Church Urban Fund. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
Debrett's People of Today London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9

Church of England titles
Preceded by Rupert Hoare	Bishop of Dudley 2000–2013	Succeeded by Graham Usher
Preceded by Nigel McCulloch	Bishop of Manchester 2013–present	Incumbent

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[1] GS 1445: Report of the Dioceses Commission, Diocese of Worcester (Accessed 23 April 2014)

[Crockford-2] "David Stuart Walker". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[3] David Walker's results at International Mathematical Olympiad

[ww-4] "Walker, David Stuart". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2017 (November 2016 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 June 2017. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[5] "Ordinations". Church Times (#6282). 8 July 1983. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.

[6] "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#6334). 6 July 1984. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.

[7] Diocese of Worcester — New Bishop of Dudley announced (Archived at archive.org, 9 December 2000. Retrieved 23 June 2017)

[8] Diocese of Worcester — Diocese welcomes new Bishop of Dudley (Archived at archive.org, 8 March 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2017)

[10] Press release: Diocese of Manchester. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street.

[11] Diocese of Worcester – David becoming Bishop of Manchester: key dates (Archived 7 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015)

[12] Bishop David Walker enthroned as Bishop of Manchester. BBC News.

[13] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[bio_-_Church_Urban_Fund-14] "Staff and trustees". Church Urban Fund. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

[15] Debrett's People of Today London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9

Bishops of Dudley
Suffragan bishops	Michael Mann Tony Dumper (became first area bishop)
Area bishops	Tony Dumper Rupert Hoare David Walker (became suffragan bishop)
Suffragan bishops	David Walker (previously last area bishop) Graham Usher Martin Gorick

Anglican Diocese of Manchester
Manchester Cathedral Bishopscourt, Broughton Church House, Manchester
Office holders	David Walker, Bishop of Manchester Mark Davies, Bishop suffragan of Middleton Mark Ashcroft, Bishop suffragan of Bolton AEO: Glyn Webster, Bishop suffragan of Beverley Rogers Govender, Dean of Manchester David Sharples, Archdeacon of Salford and Archdeacon-designate of Rochdale Karen Lund, Archdeacon of Manchester Jean Burgess, Archdeacon of Bolton
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Burnley (1901–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn) Bishop suffragan of Whalley (1909–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn) Bishop suffragan of Hulme (1924–2009) Archdeacon of Lancaster (1847–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn) Archdeacon of Blackburn (1877–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn)