David Brindley

David Charles Brindley AKC (born 11 June 1953, Wednesbury, West Midlands)[1] is a retired Church of England priest and the most recent Dean of Portsmouth.[2]

Brindley was educated at Wednesfield Grammar School and at King's College London.[1] After VSO in Lebanon he studied for the priesthood at St Augustine's College, Canterbury and was ordained in 1977. He was a curate at Epping and then a lecturer at the College of St. Paul and St. Mary, Cheltenham.[3]

After this he was Vicar of Quorn from 1982-86, and then Principal of the West of England Ministerial Training Course until becoming Team Rector of Warwick, a post he held until his current appointment.[citation needed]

He was collated, inducted and installed Dean of Portsmouth at Portsmouth Cathedral on 16 November 2002.[4] He retired effective 10 June 2018.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b BRINDLEY, David Charles, Who's Who 2012,
  2. ^ Portsmouth Cathedral documents. Accessed 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ Crockfords, London, Church House (1995); ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  4. ^ Portsmouth Cathedral documents. Archived from the original 22 November 2002; accessed 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ Dean of Portsmouth to retire, Portsmouth.anglican.org. Accessed 26 January 2018.