David Jennings (bishop)
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = {{pre-nominal styles|RRevd}}
| name = David Jennings
| honorific-suffix =
| title = Bishop of Warrington
| diocese = Diocese of Liverpool
| term = 2000–2009
| predecessor = John Packer
| successor = Richard Blackburn
| other_post = Honorary assistant bishop in Gloucester (2010–present)
Archdeacon of Southend (1992–2000)
| ordination = 1967 (deacon); 1968 (priest)
| consecration = 2000
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|7|13|df=y}}
| religion = Anglican
| parents = Willfred & Nona de Winton
| spouse = Sarah Fynn (m. 1969)
| children = 3 sons
| occupation =
| profession =
| alma_mater = King's College London
}}
David Willfred Michael Jennings {{post-nominals|country=GBR|AKC}} (born 13 July 1944) was the Anglican Bishop of Warrington from 2000 until he resigned with effect from 31 October 2009.The Daily Telegraph Appointments in the clergy p30 Issue no 47,694, dated Monday 6 October 2008
Education
Jennings was educated at Summer Fields School before moving on to Radley College and trained for the priesthood at King's College LondonCrockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1995) {{ISBN|0-7151-8088-6}} before embarking on a curacy at Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool.[http://www.burkes-peerage.net/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=JENNINGSDAVIDWILLFREDMICHAEL Burke's Details]
Career
Jennings was made a deacon at Trinity 1967 (21 May) by Laurie Brown, Bishop of Warrington, at St Nicholas, Blundellsands{{Church Times | title = Trinity ordinations | archive = 1967_05_26_013 | issue = 5441 | date = 26 May 1967 | page = 13 | accessed = 2 February 2018 }} and ordained a priest at Michaelmas 1968 (29 September) by Stuart Blanch, Bishop of Liverpool, at Liverpool Cathedral.{{Church Times | title = Michaelmas Ordinations | archive = 1968_10_04_019 | issue = 5512 | date = 4 October 1968 | page = 19 | accessed = 2 February 2018 }}
After a further curacy at Christchurch Priory he became an incumbent at Hythe in 1969. Further pastoral posts led to appointments as the Vicar of St Edwards, Romford and Head of the Board of Governors of the associated St Edwards CofE Comprehensive and St Edwards Junior School, both in Romford. He later became Rural Dean of Havering in 1985 whilst still based primarily at St Edwards and as Archdeacon of Southend in 1992. He was ordained to the episcopate in 2000.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030627224100/http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page2833.asp Promotion details] An inspirational preacher,{{Cite web |url=http://holycrosspensacola.org/docs/crucifer/0307crucifer.pdf |title=Jennings preaches at convention in Alabama |access-date=10 February 2008 |archive-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726152759/http://holycrosspensacola.org/docs/crucifer/0307crucifer.pdf |url-status=dead }} he is also a member of the Court of Liverpool University.[http://www.liv.ac.uk/commsec/court.htm Court Membership] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031141935/http://www.liv.ac.uk/commsec/court.htm |date=2008-10-31 }}
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