David Conner (bishop)
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Christian leader David John Conner, Template:Post-nominals Template:Post-nominals (born 6 April 1947)<ref name="ww12">Who's Who 2012 – Conner, David John</ref> is a British Anglican bishop. He served as Dean of Windsor from 1998 to 2023, and was additionally the Bishop to the Forces between 2001 and 2009. He previously served as Bishop of Lynn, a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Norwich, from 1994 to 1998, and in school chaplaincy.<ref>Archbishop of Canterbury statement Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Debrett's People of Today London, 2008, Debrett's, Template:ISBN</ref> Conner retired effective 31 July 2023.<ref name="ret">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BiographyEdit
Conner is the son of William Ernest Conner and Joan Millington Conner.<ref name="ww12" /> He was educated at Erith Grammar School, then Exeter College, Oxford<ref name="ww12" /> and St Stephen's House, Oxford. He was ordained as deacon on 29 June 1971 by Christopher Pepys, Bishop of Buckingham at St Martin's, Fenny Stratford.<ref>Template:Church Times</ref> Having also spent a year at the Oxford Department of Education, soon after ordination he moved into chaplaincy at St Edward's School, Oxford (where he was ordained priest in 1972 by Kenneth Woollcombe, Bishop of Oxford, in the School Chapel) from 1971 to 1980, and later at Winchester.<ref>Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing Template:ISBN</ref> For a while, he was an examining chaplain to the Bishop of Winchester. From 1987 to 1994 he was Vicar of Great St Mary's the University Church, Cambridge. He served as Bishop of Lynn from 1994 to 1998, in which year he was appointed Dean of Windsor; in this role, Conner also held the post of Register of the Order of the Garter and was a domestic chaplain to Elizabeth II. From 2001 to 2009 he was also Bishop to the Forces. He was consecrated as bishop on 2 February 1994 at St Paul's Cathedral, by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury.<ref>Template:Church Times</ref> His installation at Windsor on 7 December 1998 was attended by Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh;<ref>Court Circular, 7 December 1998 (Accessed via royal.uk, 28 July 2021)</ref> he later presided over both of their interments in the King George VI Memorial Chapel on 19 September 2022, after the Queen's committal ceremony.
For many years Conner has been closely involved with the selection of candidates for ordination and with the inspection of theological colleges, courses and schemes. He has been governor of a number of schools and colleges. He is an honorary fellow of Girton College, Cambridge.
HonoursEdit
Conner was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2010 New Year Honours.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> He was promoted to Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) on 19 July 2023 ahead of relinquishing the post of Dean of Windsor.<ref name=LG4404216>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> not long before his 31 July 2023 retirement.<ref name="ret" />
Personal lifeEdit
In 1969, Conner married Jayne Maria Evans; they have two sons.<ref name="ww12" />
ReferencesEdit
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