Downing Street announced that His Majesty The King has approved the nomination of the Rt Revd David Williams as the 17th Bishop of Truro.
David is currently the Bishop of Basingstoke, a position he has held since 2014. Prior to his consecration in 2014, David was a parish priest for over 25 years.
Ordained in 1989, David began his ministry as a curate in Ecclesall, Sheffield Diocese. He was a priest in Dore before being appointed Rural Dean of Ecclesall in 1997. In 2002 he became the vicar of Christ Church in Winchester and was made an honorary canon of Winchester Cathedral in 2012.
On his appointment, David said: “I can’t tell you how excited I am to be coming to the Diocese of Truro. It’s been an astonishing journey, enriched by so many people I’ve met on the way, people who clearly have been praying; people who’ve been seeking wisdom for the future of the church in Cornwall.
I was asked by the Diocese, to do the official photographs for the press release, and also to accompany the new Bishop on the day the announcement was made, to document the visit
