David Douglas James Rossdale (born 22 May 1953) was the Bishop of Grimsby, a suffragan bishop (and, from 2010[ Diocese of Lincoln Central Services Review – Report to the Bishop of Lincoln (Accessed 23 April 2014)] until 31 January 2013, an area bishop)[ Diocese of Lincoln Central Services Review – Response from the Bishop of Lincoln (Accessed 23 April 2014)] in the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln.[ Anglican Communion]
Biography
Rossdale was born on 22 May 1953.
He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, King's College London and Roehampton University.
[Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ] He has a Master of Arts (MA) and a Master of Science (MSc).
[ Official notification of appointment (Archive accessed 26 April 2014)]
After a period of study at Chichester Theological College, he was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1981 and as a priest in 1982.[Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ] He was then Vicar of St Luke's, Moulsham, Chelmsford, and finally (before his elevation as bishop) Vicar of Cookham and Area Dean of Maidenhead. He retired effective 6 April 2013.[ Diocese of Lincoln – Crosslincs, Lent 2013 (Accessed 28 March 2013)] Since 2013, he has been an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Lincoln.
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On 11 February 2017, fourteen retired bishops signed an
open letter to the then-serving bishops of the Church of England. In an unprecedented move, they expressed their opposition to the House of Bishops' report to General Synod on sexuality, which recommended no change to the Church's canons or practises around sexuality.
[ Retired Bishops' Letter — The Letter (Accessed 11 February 2017; the fourteen bishops were David Atkinson, Michael Doe, Tim Ellis, David Gillett, John Gladwin, Laurie Green, Richard Harries, Stephen Lowe, Stephen Platten, John Pritchard, Peter Selby, Tim Stevens, Martin Wharton, and Williamson.)] By 13 February, a serving bishop (Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham) and nine further retired bishops – including Rossdale – had added their signatures;
[ Retired Bishops' Letter — New Signatures (Accessed 17 February 2017; the nine bishops were Gordon Bates, Ian Brackley, John Davies, Peter Maurice, Rossdale, John Saxbee, Martin Shaw, Oliver Simon, and David Stancliffe.] on 15 February, the report was rejected by synod.
[ The Grauniad — Church of England in turmoil as synod rejects report on same-sex relationships (Accessed 17 February 2017)]
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