David Williams (bishop of Basingstoke)
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The Right Reverend David Williams |
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| Bishop of Basingstoke | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| In office | 2014 to present |
| Predecessor | Peter Hancock |
| Other posts | Vicar of Christ Church, Winchester (2002–2014) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1989 |
| Consecration | 19 September 2014 by Justin Welby |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | David Grant Williams |
| Born | 16 April 1961 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Helen (m. 1986) |
| Children | Sarah and Mark |
| Previous post | Missionary |
| Alma mater |
University of Bristol Wycliffe Hall, Oxford |
David Grant Williams (born 16 April 1961) is a Church of England bishop. He is the current Bishop of Basingstoke, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Winchester. Before his consecration in 2014, he was vicar of Christ Church, Winchester.
Williams was born on 16 April 1961 in Reading, England, and spend his childhood in Uganda. He studied social policy at the University of Bristol, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree.
After university, he spent a number of years working in Kenya with the Church Mission Society. Along with his missionary work, he was deputy head of a secondary school in eastern Kenya. He returned to the UK to study for the ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
Williams began his ministry by serving as a curate at All Saints Church, Ecclesall in the Diocese of Sheffield from 1989 to 1992. He was then vicar of Christ Church, Dore before being appointed Rural Dean of Ecclesall in 1997. In 2002, he became the vicar of Christ Church, Winchester. During his time at Christ Church, he also served the wider community: he set up the city's street pastors project, and made visits to Winchester Prison, to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital and to the University of Winchester. In 2012, he was appointed Honorary Canon of Winchester Cathedral.
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