David Urquhart (bishop)

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For the 19th-century Scottish writer, see David Urquhart.

Member of the House of Lords
(Lord Spiritual
)
In office
26 October 2010 – 18 October 2022

David Andrew Urquhart

KCMG (born 14 April 1952) is a retired Scottish bishop.[2] He served as the ninth Bishop of Birmingham in the Church of England
.

Early life

Urquhart was educated at Croftinloan School, a private school near Pitlochry, and at Rugby School, then an all-boys public school.

His first career was in commercial management with

evangelical Anglican theological college.[4]

Church career

Urquhart was ordained a

honorary canon of the cathedral.[3]

Urquhart was appointed suffragan Bishop of Birkenhead in the Diocese of Chester in 2000. He acts as the Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy to China and accompanied him on a visit to China in October 2006.[6] Urquhart was appointed Prelate of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2005[7][8] and holds the Freedom of the Borough of Wirral.[9]

His appointment as

Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) for services to international relation; as a clergyman, he does not use the title sir.[14]

In April 2022, it was announced that he would be retiring as Bishop of Birmingham on 18 October 2022.[15] On 2 February 2023, it was announced that Urquhart would become Bishop to the Archbishops (i.e. right-hand bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York) for a one-year interim period starting during the week beginning 6 February 2023.[16]

Inauguration

At his enthronement Urquhart was presented with a

Hebrew and Luganda. During the ceremony in Birmingham Cathedral, Urquhart smashed a large clay pot with a mallet to signify the fragility of human life and our world.[17]

In a message to his new diocese shortly after his enthronement, Urquhart thanked the people of Birmingham for the warm welcome he had received. He cited his desire for the diocese to engage in "worship, making disciples and prophetic witness".[18]

Poverty

Urquhart has worked successfully with representatives of several political parties in who lead Birmingham City Council, in an effort to fight poverty and social exclusion.

Inequality and social exclusion is something that we should not easily accept in a rich country and a city like ours. Our aim is to bridge the gap between the disadvantaged and the powerful, so that more people can participate in the economic and social opportunities at work, home and play.[19]

Safeguarding controversy

In December 2018, Urquhart was cited in an independent review of the ten-year handling of an abuse case in the Birmingham diocese. The report, seen by Channel 4, found the church "fell short on a number of basic standards of complaint handling” and delivered damning findings about the Bishop of Birmingham's response in 2011. It said he “lacked adequate knowledge of safeguarding and the capacity to manage the process". The survivor claimed she had been warned by an unnamed bishop not to talk to the media as it wouldn't be “very godly”. She was also forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement before seeing the review into her own case. Urquhart apologised to her and her husband “for the upset and anguish that you both have suffered as a result of the mistakes I have made in the handling of your complaint”.[20][21][22][23]

Styles

  • The Reverend David Urquhart (1984–1999)
  • The Reverend
    Canon
    David Urquhart (1999–2000)
  • The Right Reverend David Urquhart (2000–2018)
  • The Right Reverend David Urquhart
    KCMG
     (2018–present)

References

  1. ^ a b Church of England — New Convenor of the Lords Spiritual announced (Accessed 18 May 2015)
  2. ^ "Diocesan Bishops". www.peterowen.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Urquhart, David Andrew". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 7 November 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "David Andrew Urquhart". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 13 May 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ^ ""Notes from China", Archbishop of Canterbury official site, October 2006". Archived from the original on 16 November 2006.
  7. ^ "No. 57654". The London Gazette. 31 May 2005. p. 7053.
  8. ^ ""New Bishop of Birmingham appointed", Office of the Prime Minister, 23 May 2006". Archived from the original on 11 December 2006.
  9. ^ ""Wirral honours civic leaders", Wirral Council press release, 6 November 2006". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
  10. ^ "No. 58024". The London Gazette. 21 June 2006. p. 8460.
  11. ^ "Diocese of Birmingham — A cope of Many Languages for the Ninth Bishop of Birmingham". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
  12. ^ ""Birmingham's new bishop is named", BBC News, 23 May 2006". 23 May 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  13. ^ UK Parliament — Lords Calendar
  14. ^ "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B3.
  15. ^ "Bishop of Birmingham". Diocese of Birmingham. 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Bishop David Urquhart to be new Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York". Archbishop of York. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  17. ^ ""A cope of Many Languages for the Ninth Bishop of Birmingham", 17 November 2006, Diocese of Birmingham website". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
  18. ^ ""Bishop of Birmingham Inaugurated", Diocese of Birmingham, 17 November 2006". Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
  19. ^ Why David Urquhart is a man for our times
  20. ^ "Exclusive: Church of England gags abuse victim with NDA". Channel 4. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Case of vicar said to have stripped off clothes in front of woman 'hushed up by Church of England'". The Telegraph. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  22. ^ "Birmingham diocese defends gagging order for survivor". Church Times. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Church cover-up claims over 'sex pest Harborne vicar who walked around naked'". Birmingham Mail. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.

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Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Birkenhead
2000–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Birmingham
2006–2022 		Succeeded by
Other offices
Preceded by
Convenor of the Lords Spiritual

2015–2022 		Succeeded by
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