David Young (bishop)

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British India
Died10 August 2008(2008-08-10) (aged 76)
DenominationAnglican
SpouseRachel Lewis
m. 1962; dec. 1966
Jane Havill
m. 1967
Children4 sons; 1 daughter
ProfessionAcademic in divinity
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

David Nigel de Lorentz Young

Ripon and Leeds. At his appointment at the age of 46 he was the youngest diocesan bishop of the Church of England.[1][2]

He was a supporter of women priests, but opposed to active homosexual priests and same-sex marriages.[1][2] He had special knowledge of Eastern religions (especially Buddhism) and languages, which he used in his interfaith work,[2][3] and was particularly concerned with education.[3]

Early life, education and military career

Born in

National Service in the Royal Engineers, being commissioned as a second lieutenant on 21 October 1950,[4] He completed his active duty on 15 October 1951 when he transferred to the Supplementary Reserve of Officers,[5] and went up to Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied Mathematics, gaining a first class degree.[3] He was promoted acting lieutenant on 6 July 1952,[6] and this was made substantive on 2 September 1954,[7] and his National Service ended on 23 September 1955.[8]

Ecclesiastical and academic career

Young worked in industry as a research mathematician with

In 1970 he was appointed

honorary canon before his nomination as Bishop of Ripon.[1][11] He retired in 1999, having been diagnosed with bone marrow cancer.[2]

Family

In 1962, he married his first wife Rachel Lewis (who died in a car crash in 1966),[2] with whom he had a son and a daughter. In 1967, he married his second wife, Jane Havill, who survived him, and by whom he had three further sons.[1]

Church positions

  • Chair of the Church of England's Board of Education

Honours

Associations

Young was associated with the

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i obituary, The Daily Telegraph, p. 29, Issue no 47,651 (16 August 2008)
  2. ^ a b c d e obituary Yorkshire Evening Post 16 August 2008 The Rt Rev David Young
  3. ^ a b c d e Townley, Peter (10 September 2008). "Obituaries—The Rt Rev David Young—Bishop of Ripon with a passion for education". The Guardian. p. 36. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  4. ^ "No. 39080". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 December 1950. p. 5999.
  5. ^ "No. 39373". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 October 1951. p. 5710.
  6. ^ "No. 39679". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 October 1952. p. 5662.
  7. ^ "No. 40268". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 August 1954. p. 5068.
  8. ^ "No. 40590". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 September 1955. p. 5347.
  9. ^ "No. 45867". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1973. p. 94.
  10. ^ "No. 46692". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 September 1975. p. 11933.
  11. ^ "No. 47274". The London Gazette. 14 July 1977. p. 9139.
  12. ^ "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1999. p. 11.
  13. ^ Archbishop of York to open Leeds' first academy Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed 13 January 2007
  14. ^ "Another Liberal Movement Slowly But Surely Gains Supporters Among Episcopal, Other Anglican Bishops" Archived 25 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine accessed 13 January 2007

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