David Bonser

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{{Infobox Christian leader

| honorific-prefix = The Rt Revd

| name = David Bonser

| honorific-suffix = MA AKC

| title = Bishop of Bolton

| diocese = Diocese of Manchester

| term = 1991–1999

| predecessor = David Galliford

| successor = David Gillett

| other_post =

| ordination = {{circa|1962}} (deacon); {{circa|1963}} (priest)

| consecration = 1991

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|2|1|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|3|20|1934|2|1|df=y}}

| religion = Anglican

| parents = George & Alice

| spouse = Shirley Wilkinson (m. 1960; d. 2004)

| children = 1 son; 2 daughters

| occupation =

| previous_post = Archdeacon of Rochdale (1982–1991)

| alma_mater = King's College London

}}

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David Bonser (1 February 1934 – 20 March 2005) was the Anglican Bishop of Bolton from 1991 until 1999.

Educated at King's College London‘BONSER, Rt Rev. David’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U8072], accessed 4 July 2012 Bonser studied for ordination at St Boniface Missionary College, Warminster. He became an Associate of King's College (AKC) in 1961 and later obtained an MA from the University of Manchester (1975).Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn, London, 2001), p. 76

He embarked upon curacies in HeckmondwikeDebrett's People of Today; ed. P. Ellis. London: Debrett's, 1992; p. 1621 {{ISBN|1-870520-09-2}} and Sheffield.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}} From 1968 until 1972 he was Rector of St Clement's, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, and latterly an Honorary Canon of Manchester Cathedral. For nine years after that he was Archdeacon of RochdaleThe Times, Monday, Sep 03, 1984; p. 12; Issue 61926; col C "Archdeacon of Rochdale officiates at wedding" before elevation to the suffragan bishopric of Bolton in 1991. He retired eight years later and died on 20 March 2005.[http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2005/6/7/ Details of memorial service]