David Marrison Hallatt (born 15 July 1937) is a former
Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury in the
diocese of Lichfield
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.
Hallatt was educated at
Birkenhead School
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and the
University of Southampton
, mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour
, type = Public research university
, established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...
.
[‘HALLATT, Rt Rev. David Marrison’, ''Who's Who'' 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 201]
accessed 6 July 2012 Ordained
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in 1963 he began his career as
curate at ''St Andrew’s
Maghull
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Maghull had a population of 20,444 at the 2011 Cens ...
''.
Details of Parish
/ref> After that he was successively the Vicar
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of Totley
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, ''Team Rector'' of Didsbury and finally (before his elevation to the episcopate
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
)['' Crockford's clerical directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)'', Church House Publishing ()] Archdeacon of Halifax
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Retirement
A keen ornithologist, in retirement he continued to serve the Church
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as an honorary assistant bishop
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Church of England
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within Sheffield diocese (2001–2010) and then Salisbury diocese
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(since 2011).
References
1937 births
People educated at Birkenhead School
Alumni of the University of Southampton
Archdeacons of Halifax
20th-century Church of England bishops
Living people
Anglican bishops of Shrewsbury
Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
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