David Norman Samuel (born 1930) is a retired English Continuing Anglican bishop. He was the first Presiding Bishop of the Church of England (Continuing), from 1995 to 2001. This

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was founded on 10 February 1994. Samuel was originally ordained a deacon in the Church of England in 1961 and a priest the following year. On 11 June 1995 he was consecrated as a bishop by Albion W. Knight, Jr., a former Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America. On 13 September 1998, Samuel

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Edward Malcolm as

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of the denomination. Malcolm then succeeded Samuel in 2001, becoming the second presiding bishop of the church. On 23 November 2013, Samuel also consecrated Edward J. Malcolm as the third presiding bishop. Samuel has opposed moves toward reunification between the Roman Catholic and

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churches. Samuel is President of the Protestant Reformation Society and of the

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. He is the author of ''Pope or Gospel?'' (1982), ''Mirror to the Nation'' (1999), ''The Church in Crisis'' (2004) and ''Without Excuse - A Vindication of the Argument from Design'' (2004).

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1930 births Living people English Continuing Anglican bishops Presiding Bishops of the Church of England (Continuing) {{Bishop-stub