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David Jennings (bishop)

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In office
  
2000–2009

Name
  
David Jennings

Predecessor
  
John Packer

Children
  
3 sons

Successor
  
Richard Blackburn


Spouse
  
Sarah Fynn (m. 1969)

Education
  
King's College London

Denomination
  
Anglican

Role
  
Bishop of Warrington

Consecration
  
2000

David Jennings (bishop)

Other posts
  
Honorary assistant bishop in Gloucester (2010–present) Archdeacon of Southend (1992–2000)

Ordination
  
1967 (deacon); 1968 (priest)

Born
  
13 July 1944 (age 79) (
1944-07-13
)

Diocese
  
Anglican Diocese of Liverpool

Parents
  
Revd Willfred, Nona de Winton

David Willfred Michael Jennings (born 13 July 1944) was the Anglican Bishop of Warrington from 2000 until he resigned with effect from 31 October 2009.

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Education

Jennings was educated at Radley College and trained for the priesthood at King's College London before embarking on a curacy at Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool.

Career

After a further curacy at Christchurch Priory he became an incumbent at Hythe in 1969. Further pastoral posts led to appointments as the Rural Dean of Havering in 1985 and as Archdeacon of Southend in 1992. He was ordained to the episcopate in 2000. An inspirational preacher, he is also a member of the Court of Liverpool University.

References

David Jennings (bishop) Wikipedia