David Morris | |
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Bishop of Bardsey Assistant Bishop of Bangor | |
Church | Church in Wales |
Diocese | Diocese of Bangor |
In office | 2024 to present |
Orders | |
Ordination | 2010 (priest) |
Consecration | 11 May 2024 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater | University of Wales, Bangor |
David Thomas Morris CStJ (born 1986) is an Anglican bishop in the Church in Wales who is assistant bishop for the Diocese of Bangor. [1]
He was born in Cymmer, Rhondda, Wales in 1986. [1] He graduated in theology from the University of Wales, Bangor, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology degree in 2007. [2] He then trained for ministry at St Michael's College, Llandaff, graduating with a Masters Degree in Theology in 2010. [1]
He was ordained in the Church in Wales as a deacon in 2009 and as a priest in 2010, at Llandaff Cathedral. [2] He was then the youngest priest in the Church in Wales. [1]
In addition to his parish ministry, Morris has been a chaplain to St John Ambulance Cymru since 2010. [1] In January 2020, he was appointed Commander of the Most Venerable Order of St John (CStJ). [3] He was appointed dean of the Priory for Wales in 2019 and is a trustee of St John Ambulance Cymru. [4]
In May 2022, Morris was appointed as Residentiary Canon at Bangor Cathedral and Director of Ministry at the Diocese of Bangor.[ citation needed ]
On 19 January 2024, it was announced that he would be the next Assistant Bishop of Bangor. [1] His consecration took place on 11 May 2024, and he became the titular Bishop of Bardsey. [1] [5] At the age of 38, he became the youngest ever bishop in the Church in Wales. [1]
Morris is engaged to marry Marc Penny: the Church in Wales allows its clergy to enter into same-sex marriages. [6] [7]
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