David Railton (bishop)

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David Railton
Church Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese Argyll and the Isles
In office2024–present
Predecessor Keith Riglin
Other post(s)Provost, Cathedral of The Isles
Orders
Ordination2008 (diaconate)
2009 (priesthood)
Consecration28 August 2024
by  Mark Strange
Personal details
Spouse
Sarah
(m. 1991)
Children2
Alma mater University of Bradford

David Railton is an English-born Anglican bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Since 2024, he has been bishop of Argyll and the Isles.

Biography

Railton was born in Yorkshire and trained as a pharmacist at the University of Bradford. After university, he worked as a pharmacist in Derby, where he married his wife, Sarah, in 1991. [1]

He was ordained in the Diocese of Derby as a deacon in 2008 and as a priest in 2009. [2] He was a curate in Derbyshire, then was incumbent in a three-church benefice based in Hazelwood and assistant chaplain to the bishop of Derby. [1] In 2015, he became vicar of two churches in Darlington in the Diocese of Durham, and in 2019, he was named rector of Holy Trinity Church, Dunoon, and St Paul’s Church in Rothesay, a linked parish in the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. [1] [3]

In May 2024, Railton was elected bishop of Argyll and the Isles in succession to Keith Riglin, who had died in November 2023. [2] [4] He was consecrated and installed at St. John's Cathedral, Oban, on 28 August 2024, [5] [6] and was seated as provost at the Cathedral of The Isles on Great Cumbrae in October 2024. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "New rector due to start at Rothesay church after Easter". The Scotsman. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Scottish Episcopal Church appoints new bishop". Hebrides News. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. Henderson, Vicki (6 January 2015). "New vicar for Darlington parishes". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. "UK news in brief". Church Times. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. "Consecration of Bishop David in Argyll & The Isles". Scottish Episcopal Church. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. "New bishop consecrated in Argyll and The Isles". The Oban Times. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  7. Corral, Calum (15 October 2024). "New Bishop to be installed at Cathedral of the Isles". Largs and Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Argyll and the Isles
Since 2024
Incumbent