David Edwards is the tenth Anglican

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of Fredericton, Canada. He was elected coadjudor bishop at a synod in Fredericton on 10 May 2014 and, subsequently, installed as diocesan bishop on September 20, 2014. He succeeded the ninth Bishop, the Most Reverend

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, who retired on 23 June 2014. He was elected Metropolitan of the

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and assumed that position on 1 August 2020. David Edwards was born and educated in

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. He studied at Loughborough University and

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and worked as a high school history teacher prior to completing diplomas in Religious and Evangelism Studies followed by a Masters of Arts in Applied Theology at the

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. Both prior to and following his ordination in 1995, Archbishop Edwards served in ministry in the

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in England, including as Bishop’s Advisor in Evangelism and in th
Parish of High Ongar
He moved to

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in 1998 to be Principal o
Taylor College of Evangelism
He has also served in parishes in Saint John and as Parish Development Officer for the

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. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from

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(

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) in May 2015 and now serves on the College's Board of Trustees. On behalf of the Anglican Church of Canada, he also serves as Liaison Bishop to

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Canada.

References

External links

Anglican Diocese of Fredericton website

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