David Galliford
{{Short description|English bishop (1925–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = The Rt Revd
| name = David Galliford
| title = Bishop of Bolton
| diocese = Diocese of Manchester
| term = 1984–1991
| successor = David Bonser
| other_post = Honorary assistant bishop in York (1991–2021 his death)
| ordination = 1951 (deacon)
1952 (priest)
| consecration = 1975
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|6|20|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|13|1925|6|20|df=y}}
| death_place =
| religion = Anglican
| parents = Alfred Bruce & Amy Galliford
| spouse = Enid Drax (m. 1954; d. 1983)
Claire Phoenix (m. 1987)
| children = 1 daughter
| occupation = Priest, Bishop, Author
| previous_post = Bishop of Hulme (1975–1984)
| alma_mater = Clare College, Cambridge
}}
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David George Galliford (20 June 1925 – 13 October 2021) was an English Anglican Suffragan Bishop who served in two sees in Manchester diocese between 1975 and 1991.
Church career
Educated at Bede College and Clare College, Cambridge‘GALLIFORD, Rt Rev. David George’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U16681], accessed 4 July 2012 Galliford studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St John Newland, Hull.[http://www.stjohnnewland.org.uk/ Church web-site] A Minor Canon at St George's, Windsor, from 1954 until 1956,"Debrett's People of Today": Ellis,P (Ed): London, Debtrett's, 1992 {{ISBN|1-870520-09-2}} he subsequently served as Vicar of Newton under Roseberry and Rector of Bolton Percy. From 1970 he was Canon Residentiary and Treasurer of York Minster.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}}
After Kenneth Ramsey's retirement on 30 June 1975,{{Church Times | title = Two new bishops nominated | archive = 1975_05_30_001 | issue = 5859 | date = 30 May 1975 | page = 1 | accessed = 17 May 2019 }} Galliford was consecrated a bishop before his installation as Bishop of Hulme at Manchester Cathedral not long before 7 November.{{Church Times | title = Around the Dioceses — Manchester — New bishop installed | archive = 1975_11_07_014 | issue = 5882 | date = 7 November 1975 | page = 14 | accessed = 17 May 2019 }} Translated to be the inaugural Bishop of Bolton in 1984, he served in that capacity until he retired in 1991.
Freemasonry
An active English Freemason, Galliford was a member of Exemplar Lodge No 5075 in Manchester, and Marquess of Zetland Lodge No 9349 at Escrick, North Yorkshire.
He served as the Grand Chaplain of the United Grand Lodge of England for three years from 1990 to 1993,Masonic Year Book, published by United Grand Lodge of England (annually), see for example 2014-2015 edition, page 162. the senior clerical appointment within English Freemasonry. He also served locally for several years as the Provincial Grand Chaplain for the Masonic province of Yorkshire (North & East Ridings).
Later life and death
In retirement Bishop Galliford and his second wife lived in Wigginton, North Yorkshire.{{Who's Who
| title=Galliford, David George
| id = U16681
| volume = 2014
| edition = December 2013 online
| access-date = 23 August 2014
}} He served as an honorary assistant priest at the parish Church of St Hilda, Ellerburn, near Pickering,{{cite web |url = https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/save-historic-buildings-for-future-generations-not-bats-1-3772629 |title = Save historic buildings for future generations, not bats |publisher = The Yorkshire Post |url-status=live |access-date = 1 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165118/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/save-historic-buildings-for-future-generations-not-bats-1-3772629 |archive-date=2018-07-01 }} a church famously plagued by bat infestation, which reportedly caused the bishop and his wife health issues.{{cite web |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3655931.stm |title = Bats put congregation in a flap |publisher = BBC |url-status=live |access-date = 1 July 2018 |quote= Bishop Galliford's wife was ill some time ago and she put it down to having taken a service there.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040516045845/http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3655931.stm |archive-date=2004-05-16 }}
Galliford died on 13 October 2021, at the age of 96.[https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bishop-david-galliford-3442899 Obituary: Bishop David Galliford][https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/19677354.David_GALLIFORD/ David Galliford death notice]
References
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Category:20th-century Church of England bishops
Category:Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge