David Hawkins (bishop)

David John Leader Hawkins (born 3 March 1949) was the third area Bishop of Barking (8th Bishop of Barking) in the Church of England from 2002 to 2014.[2][3]

The Right Reverend David Hawkins
area Bishop of Barking
Bishop Hawkins in 2010
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Chelmsford
In office	2002–2014
Predecessor	Roger Sainsbury
Successor	Peter Hill
Orders
Ordination	1974
Consecration	17 October 2002[1]
Personal details
Born	3 March 1949
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Carole (wife)[2]
Children	3 daughters[2]
Alma mater	University of Nottingham

Hawkins was educated at the University of Nottingham.[4] After further study at St John's College, Nottingham he was ordained in 1974.[5] He has a Bachelor of Theology (BTh).[2]

His ordained ministry as a curate at St Andrew's Bebington,[6] after which he was spent six years in Nigeria. He was then vicar of St George's Leeds[7] for 16 years until his ordination to the episcopate. On 17 October 2002, at Southwark Cathedral, he was one (with Richard Cheetham and David Hamid) of the last three people to be ordained and consecrated a bishop by George Carey before his retirement as Archbishop of Canterbury.[8][9] He was installed at Chelmsford Cathedral in January 2003[1] and retired on 30 March 2014.

A keen mountain walker,[10] he is married with three children.

Styles

• The Reverend David Hawkins (1974–1982)
• The Reverend Canon David Hawkins (1982–2002)
• The Right Reverend David Hawkins (2002—present)

References

1. Chelmsford Diocese — Area Bishops Archived February 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Official notification of appointment". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
3. Anglican Communion
4. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009, Lambeth, Church House Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
6. "Church web site (1)". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
7. St George's Leeds website
8. "Home to Dagenham at the end". Church Times (#7285). 11 October 2002. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 July 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
9. "Consecration & Commissioning of the The[sic] Venerable Richard Cheetham as 11th Bishop of Kingston". Southwark.anglican.org. 15 October 2002. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
10. Debrett's People of Today London,2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9