David Lowman (priest)

David Walter Lowman (born 27 November 1948) is a British Church of England priest. From 2013 to 2016, he was the Archdeacon of Chelmsford. He was Archdeacon of Southend from 2001 to 2013; the archdeaconry was renamed in February 2013 and he continued to serve it under is new name.[1]

The Venerable David Lowman
Archdeacon of Chelmsford
Lowman in 2013
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Chelmsford
In office	1 February 2013–31 January 2016
Predecessor	Himself (as Archdeacon of Southend)
Successor	Elizabeth Snowden
Other posts	Archdeacon of Southend (2001–2013)
Orders
Ordination	1976
Personal details
Birth name	David Walter Lowman
Born	27 November 1948

Early life

Lowman was born on 27 November 1948. He was educated at Crewkerne School and the City of London College.[2]

Ordained ministry

Lowman was ordained in 1976. After curacies in Notting Hill and Kilburn he was vocations adviser at Church House, Westminster, from 1981 to 1986. He was team rector at Wickford and Runwell from 1986 to 1993.[3] He was then Diocesan Director of Ordinands and a non-residentiary canon of Chelmsford Cathedral from 1993 to 2013.[4]

Lowman was Archdeacon of Southend from 2001 to 2013.[5] On 1 February 2013, the archdeaconry was renamed and he continued to serve it as Archdeacon of Chelmsford. He retired from full-time ministry on 31 January 2016.[6]

References

1. Diocesan website
2. "Lowman, Ven. David Walter", Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, Nov 2014 accessed 16 May 2015
3. Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
4. Church news. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, May 05, 1993; pg. 18; Issue 64636
5. Church News The Times (London, England), Wednesday, March 07, 2001; pg. 3; Issue 67080
6. "Gazette". Church Times (#7962). 23 October 2015. p. 33. ISSN 0009-658X.