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The new Bishop of Huntingdon appointed

Dr David Thomson
Dr David Thomson

The Ven Dr David Thomson, currently Archdeacon of Carlisle, has been appointed as the next Bishop of Huntingdon.  He has wide parish experience in both urban and rural areas. 

Born into a vicarage family in Sunderland, Dr Thomson grew up in Sheffield when the major employer was the steelworks.  He met his wife Jean when they were both at school there and a teenage romance grew up which eventually led to their marriage.  They have four children. 

He then read English at Oxford where he completed his doctorate which examined how Latin was taught in the late Middle Ages.  After graduating he taught at a college of education before coming to Cambridge to read Theology and train for the Christian ministry at Selwyn College and Westcott House.  

He was appointed Curate in the mining town of Maltby, Yorkshire, before joining the Banbury Team Ministry in Oxfordshire, where he was responsible for a huge area with new housing developments.  Ahighlightwas the planting of two new church communities, one a shared project bringing together Anglicans, Roman Catholics and Brethren.  He then went on to serve as Rector in the gem market-town of Cockermouth in Cumbria.  In 2002, he became Archdeacon of Carlisle and Cathedral Canon. 

He has published a series of devotional books, the latest, Ways to Pray, was published last year.  His hobbies include gardening, exploring the countryside and its antiquities, walking and doing the crossword.

“The family are very excited at the prospect of coming to Cambridgeshire,” he said. “Both Jean and I are looking forward immensely to getting know many new friends and colleagues.