David Charles James (born 6 March 1945) is a retired Anglican

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. He was formerly the

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in the

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. James was educated at

Nottingham High School , motto_translation = Praise to the end , address = Waverley Mount , city = Nottingham , county = Nottinghamshire , postcode = NG7 4ED , country = England , coordinates = , type = Independent day school , established = , closed = , religious ...

and the

University of Exeter , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

. After graduating with a

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, he gained his PhD in organometallic Chemistry before

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in chemistry at the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

. Following his theological studies at

St John's College, Nottingham St John's College, Nottingham, founded as the London College of Divinity, was an Anglican and interdenominational theological college situated in Bramcote, Nottingham, England. The college stood in the open evangelical tradition and stated that i ...

, James was

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in 1973 and began his ordained ministry with

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Highfield, Southampton Highfield is a suburb of Southampton, England. The suburb is situated to the north of the city centre, and is bounded by (clockwise from West) Southampton Common, Bassett, Swaythling and Portswood. Highfield is home to the main campus of the U ...

and

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. Following this he was Anglican chaplain at the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

and then

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before returning to Highfield. James became suffragan Bishop of Pontefract in 1998 and then became the diocesan Bishop of Bradford in 2002. He was one of the rebel bishops who signed a letter against

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' decision not to block the appointment of

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in 2003. The other diocesan bishop signatories (referred to by their opponents, since there were nine, as the ''

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'') were: Michael Scott-Joynt ( Bishop of Winchester),

Michael Langrish Michael Laurence Langrish (born 1 July 1946) is a retired English Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Exeter from 2000 to 2013. Early life and education Langrish was born in Southampton, Hampshire, the son of Douglas Frank Langrish and Brenda Fl ...

( Exeter),

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(

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), Peter Forster ( Chester), James Jones (

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), George Cassidy ( Southwell & Nottingham),

Graham Dow Geoffrey Graham Dow (born 4 July 1942) is a retired British Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Carlisle from 2000 to 2009, the 66th holder of the office. He is a well-known Evangelical. Early life Born in 1942, in Edmonton, London, Dow was ed ...

( Carlisle) and John Hind (

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). James retired on 14 July 2010.''

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'' Appointments in the Clergy p 32 Issue no 48,058 dated 7 December 2009)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:James, David 1945 births People educated at Nottingham High School Alumni of the University of Exeter Academics of the University of Southampton People associated with the University of East Anglia 20th-century Church of England bishops 21st-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Pontefract Bishops of Bradford (diocese) Living people Alumni of St John's College, Nottingham