David Young | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ripon | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ripon |
| In office | 1977–1999 |
| Predecessor | Hetley Price |
| Successor | John Packer asBishop of Ripon & Leeds |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Huntingdon 1975–1977 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1959 (deacon); 1960 (priest) |
| Consecration | 21 September 1977 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1931-09-02)2 September 1931 |
| Died | 10 August 2008(2008-08-10) (aged 76) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Rachel Lewis m. 1962; dec. 1966 Jane Havill m. 1967 |
| Children | 4 sons; 1 daughter |
| Profession | Academic indivinity |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
David Nigel de Lorentz YoungCBE (2 September 1931 – 10 August 2008) was the lastBishop of Ripon before the diocese becameRipon and Leeds. At his appointment at the age of 46 he was the youngest diocesan bishop of theChurch of England.[1][2]
He was a supporter of women priests, but opposed to active homosexual priests andsame-sex marriages.[1][2] He had special knowledge of Eastern religions (especiallyBuddhism) and languages, which he used in hisinterfaith work,[2][3] and was particularly concerned with education.[3]
Born inPoona, then in theBombay Presidency ofBritish India, the son of anIndian Armybrigadier, David Young returned to the UK for his education atWellington College, Berkshire.[1] He then didNational Service in theRoyal Engineers, being commissioned as asecond 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 toBalliol College, Oxford, where he studied Mathematics, gaining a first class degree.[3] He was promoted actinglieutenant 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]
Young worked in industry as a research mathematician withPlessey before deciding to takeHoly Orders via study atWycliffe Hall, Oxford.[1] He worked as acurate in Liverpool and London, then went to theSchool of Oriental and African Studies to studySanskrit andPali before going toSri Lanka with theChurch Missionary Society.[1] He became interested inBuddhism, becoming director ofBuddhist Studies at Lanka Theological College inKandy.[1] Returning to England in 1967 following the death of his first wife, he became lecturer in Buddhist Studies atManchester University.[3]
In 1970 he was appointedvicar ofBurwell, Cambridgeshire. He lectured part-time in the Faculty ofDivinity ofCambridge University.[1][3] He briefly rejoined the army, holding a commission as a Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class in theTerritorial Army section of theRoyal Army Chaplains' Department between 21 November 1972 and 5 September 1975.[9][10] In 1975, he was appointedArchdeacon of Huntingdon, and vicar ofGreat Gidding, then in 1977, briefly rector ofHemingford Abbots and anhonorary canon before his nomination as Bishop of Ripon.[1][11] He retired in 1999, having been diagnosed withbone marrow cancer.[2]
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]
Young was associated with theUnited Religions Initiative in the United States'Episcopal Church.[14]
