David Waller (bishop)

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David Waller
Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, bishop-elect
See Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Appointed29 April 2024
Predecessor Keith Newton
Orders
Ordination1992 (Anglican priest)
2011 (Catholic priest)
Personal details
Born (1961-06-10) 10 June 1961 (age 62)
Denomination Roman Catholicism
(formerly Anglicanism)
Alma mater College of Ripon and York St John
Chichester Theological College

David Arthur Waller (born 10 June 1961) is an English priest of the Roman Catholic Church. On 29 April 2024, Waller was appointed as the second ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. As he is celibate, he will be consecrated as a bishop. He was formerly a priest in the Church of England before converting to Catholicism in 2011.

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Early life and education

Born in London, England, he was educated at St David and St Katharine Church of England Secondary School in Hornsey, London, and the College of Ripon and York St John. [1] [2] Having been a community worker in Bradford, he then trained for Anglican ministry at Chichester Theological College, an Anglo-Catholic theological college. [1]

Church of England

Waller was ordained a Church of England deacon in 1991 and as a priest in 1992. [1] He served in the Diocese of Chichester as a curate (1991–1995) and then as team vicar of Crawley (1995–2000). [1] He then served as vicar of the Parish of St Saviour, Walthamstow, in the Diocese of Chelmsford from 2000 until he left the Church of England to join the Roman Catholic Church. [1]

In addition to his parish ministry, he was a member of the House of Clergy in the General Synod of the Church of England from 2005 to 2010. [3] [4]

Roman Catholic Church

On 24 April 2011, Waller officially converted from Anglicanism to the Roman Catholic Church. [5] He was ordained as Catholic deacon on 14 May 2011 and as a priest on 11 June 2011, both times by Thomas McMahon, Bishop of Brentwood. [5] He was parochial administrator of St John the Baptist church, Ilford, from 2011 to 2015, and then parish priest of Christ the King, Chingford, from 2015 to 2024. [1] In 2020, he was additionally appointed vicar general of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham by its ordinary, Keith Newton. [6]

On 29 April 2024, it was announced that Pope Francis had appointed Waller as the next ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. [7] Waller is celibate and will therefore be consecrated as a bishop: his predecessor Newton was married and therefore ineligible for the episcopate. [8] [9] Waller will also be the first bishop of any of the three personal ordinariates that has served as an ordinariate priest rather than being an external appointment. [10] [3] His episcopal consecration is due to take place on 22 June 2024 at Westminster Cathedral with Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández as the principal consecrator. [11] [12]

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