David Monteith

Early life and education

Monteith was born on 5 June 1968 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Portora Royal School, a grammar school in Enniskillen. He studied zoology at the University of Durham, where he was a member of St John's College, and he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1989.

In 1990, Monteith entered St John's College, Nottingham, an Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry. During this time, he also studied theology at the University of Nottingham, and graduated with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1992. He then studied for a Master of Arts (MA) degree in mission and ministry, completing it in 1993.

Ordained ministry

Monteith was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994. From 1993 to 1997, he served his curacy at All Saints' Church, Kings Heath in the Diocese of Birmingham. He then joined the staff of St Martin-in-the-Fields, City of Westminster in the Diocese of London, where he was an assistant curate from 1997 to 2000 and an associate vicar from 2000 to 2002.

In 2002, Monteith moved to the Diocese of Southwark to become Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity Church, Wimbledon. He was also Area Dean of Merton between 2004 and 2009. In 2009, there was a reorganisation of parishes in the area and Holy Trinity joined with two other churches to form the Parish of Merton Priory. Monteith served for a short time as the parish's Team Rector.

In 2009, Monteith moved to Leicester Cathedral, where he served as Canon Chancellor from 2009 to 2013. On 18 May 2013, he was installed as Dean of the cathedral, and as such he is the most senior priest in the Diocese of Leicester.

Personal life

In 2008, Monteith entered into a civil partnership with David Hamilton.