David Court (bishop)

The Right Reverend David Court
Bishop of Grimsby
Diocese	Diocese of Lincoln
In office	2014–present
Predecessor	David Rossdale
Other posts	Rural dean of Repps and an honorary canon of Norwich Cathedral (2010–2014) Vicar of Cromer (2003–2014)
Orders
Ordination	1991 (deacon) 1992 (priest)
Consecration	25 July 2014
Personal details
Born	1958 (age 57–58) Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Ann
Children	3
Profession	former teacher
Alma mater	University of Southampton

David Eric Court (born 1958) has been the Bishop suffragan of Grimsby in the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln since 2014.^[1]

Education and career

Born in Norwich, Court read electro-chemistry at the University of Southampton,^[1] achieving the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy^[2] before training as a secondary school teacher. He taught science in Northamptonshire before training for the ministry at Oak Hill Theological College; he gained a Bachelor of Arts degree and was ordained a deacon in 1991. Court served his title (curacy) in Barton Seagrave and was ordained a priest in 1992; from 1994–1997, he served a second curacy in Kinson before moving to become Vicar of Mile Cross. He then moved in 2003 to become Vicar of Cromer in 2003; while remaining in which post, he became Rural Dean of Repps and an honorary canon of Norwich Cathedral in 2010.^[2]

On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Court had been appointed Bishop of Grimsby in the Diocese of Lincoln. He was duly consecrated by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury on 25 July 2014 at St Paul's Cathedral, London^[1] and installed at Lincoln Cathedral on 27 July 2014.

Court is married to Ann, and they have three children.^[1]

Styles

Doctor David Court (1983–1991)
The Reverend Doctor David Court (1991–2010)
The Reverend Canon Doctor David Court (2010–2014)
The Right Reverend Doctor David Court (2014–present)

References

1 2 3 4 Diocese of Lincoln – New Bishop of Grimsby is announced (Accessed 9 May 2014)
1 2 "DE Court". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 November 2015. (subscription required)

Church of England titles
Preceded by David Rossdale	Bishop of Grimsby 25 July 2014–present	Incumbent

Bishops of Grimsby

Ernest Blackie Arthur Greaves Kenneth Healey Gerald Colin David Tustin David Rossdale (area bishop, 2010–2013) David Court

Diocese of Lincoln

Lincoln Cathedral Edward King House Old Palace, Lincoln Area scheme (2010–2013)

Office holders	Christopher Lowson, Bishop of Lincoln David Court, Bishop suffragan of Grimsby Nicholas Chamberlain, Bishop suffragan of Grantham AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough Dean of Lincoln (vacant) Justine Allain Chapman, Archdeacon of Boston Mark Steadman, Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey Geoffrey Arrand, Acting Archdeacon of Lincoln

Selected deaneries	Deanery of Christianity Deanery of Lafford

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Huntingdon (c. 1075–1837; moved to Ely) Archdeacon of Northampton (1092–1541; became Peterborough) Archdeacon of Oxford (c. 1092–1541; became Oxford) Archdeacon of Bedford (1092–1837; moved to Oxford) Archdeacon of Buckingham (1092–1837; moved to Oxford) Archdeacon of Leicester (1092–1837; moved to Peterborough) Archdeacon of Nottingham (1837–1884; moved to Southwell) Archdeacon of Lindsey (1933–1994; merged back to Stow)

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