David Wilcox (bishop)

David Wilcox (bishop)

David Peter Wilcox is a former Suffragan Bishop of Dorking.[1] He was born on 29 June 1930 and educated at Northampton Grammar School and St John's College, Oxford.[2]Ordained in 1955 he began his career with a Curacy at St Helier, St Peter (Bishop Andrewes Church)[3] Hammersmith[4] in the Southwark Diocese and was then successively [5]: a Lecturer at Lincoln Theological College ; a USPG Missionary in Bangalore; Vicar of Great Gransden ;Canon Residentiary of Derby Cathedral and Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon before ascending to the Episcopate -a post he held from 1986 until 1995.[6] In retirement he continues to minister, as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Chichester.

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Kenneth Dawson Evans
Bishop of Dorking
1986 –1995
Succeeded by
Ian James Brackley

Notes

  1. ^ Crockfords On line- accessed Saturday 24th May 2008, 11:07
  2. ^ Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
  3. ^ Parish website
  4. ^ Crockford’s (Ibid)
  5. ^ Debrett’s People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debtrett's) ISBN 1870520092)
  6. ^ Incident during his episcopate