David Young (bishop)
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The Right Reverend David Young |
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| Bishop of Ripon | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ripon |
| In office | 1977–1999 |
| Predecessor | Hetley Price |
| Successor |
John Packer as Bishop of Ripon & Leeds |
| Other posts |
Archdeacon of Huntingdon 1975–1977 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1959 (deacon); 1960 (priest) |
| Consecration | 21 September 1977 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 September 1931 Poona, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 10 August 2008 (aged 76) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Rachel Lewis m. 1962; dec. 1966 Jane Havill m. 1967 |
| Children | 4 sons; 1 daughter |
| Profession | Academic in divinity |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
David Nigel de Lorentz Young CBE (2 September 1931 – 10 August 2008) was the last Bishop of Ripon before the diocese became Ripon and Leeds. At his appointment at the age of 46 he was the youngest diocesan bishop of the Church of England.
He was a supporter of women priests, but opposed to active homosexual priests and same-sex marriages. He had special knowledge of Eastern religions (especially Buddhism) and languages, which he used in his interfaith work, and was particularly concerned with education.
Born in Poona, then in the Bombay Presidency of British India, the son of an Indian Army brigadier, David Young returned to the UK for his education at Wellington College, Berkshire. He then did National Service in the Royal Engineers, being commissioned as a second lieutenant on 21 October 1950, He completed his active duty on 15 October 1951 when he transferred to the Supplementary Reserve of Officers, and went up to Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied Mathematics, gaining a first class degree. He was promoted acting lieutenant on 6 July 1952, and this was made substantive on 2 September 1954, and his National Service ended on 23 September 1955.
Young worked in industry as a research mathematician with Plessey before deciding to take Holy Orders via study at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He worked as a curate in Liverpool and London, then went to the School of Oriental and African Studies to study Sanskrit and Pali before going to Sri Lanka with the Church Missionary Society. He became interested in Buddhism, becoming director of Buddhist Studies at Lanka Theological College in Kandy. Returning to England in 1967 following the death of his first wife, he became lecturer in Buddhist Studies at Manchester University.
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