David Galliford

David George Galliford (20 June 1925 – 13 October 2021) was an English Anglican Suffragan Bishop who served in two sees in Manchester diocese between 1975 and 1991.

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David Galliford
Bishop of Bolton
DioceseDiocese of Manchester
In office1984–1991
SuccessorDavid Bonser
Other post(s)Honorary assistant bishop in York (1991–2021 his death)
Orders
Ordination1951 (deacon)
1952 (priest)
Consecration1975
Personal details
Born(1925-06-20)20 June 1925
Died13 November 2021(2021-11-13) (aged 96)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsAlfred Bruce & Amy Galliford
SpouseEnid Drax (m. 1954; d. 1983)
Claire Phoenix (m. 1987)
Children1 daughter
OccupationPriest, Bishop, Author
Previous post(s)Bishop of Hulme (1975–1984)
Alma materClare College, Cambridge

Church career

Educated at Bede College and Clare College, Cambridge[1] Galliford studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St John Newland, Hull.[2] A Minor Canon at St George's, Windsor, from 1954 until 1956,[3] he subsequently served as Vicar of Newton under Roseberry and Rector of Bolton Percy. From 1970 he was Canon Residentiary and Treasurer of York Minster.[4]

After Kenneth Ramsey's retirement on 30 June 1975,[5] Galliford was consecrated a bishop before his installation as Bishop of Hulme at Manchester Cathedral not long before 7 November.[6] Translated to be the inaugural Bishop of Bolton in 1984, he served in that capacity until he retired in 1991.

Freemasonry

An active English Freemason, Galliford was a member of Exemplar Lodge No 5075 in Manchester, and Marquess of Zetland Lodge No 9349 at Escrick, North Yorkshire.

He served as the Grand Chaplain of the United Grand Lodge of England for three years from 1990 to 1993,[7] the senior clerical appointment within English Freemasonry. He also served locally for several years as the Provincial Grand Chaplain for the Masonic province of Yorkshire (North & East Ridings).

Later life and death

In retirement Bishop Galliford and his second wife lived in Wigginton, North Yorkshire.[8] He served as an honorary assistant priest at the parish church of St Hilda, Ellerburn, near Pickering,[9] a church famously plagued by bat infestation, which reportedly caused the bishop and his wife health issues.[10]

Galliford died on 13 October 2021, at the age of 96.[11][12]

References
  1. ‘GALLIFORD, Rt Rev. David George’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 4 July 2012
  2. Church web-site
  3. "Debrett's People of Today": Ellis,P (Ed): London, Debtrett's, 1992 ISBN 1-870520-09-2
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. "Two new bishops nominated". Church Times. No. 5859. 30 May 1975. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. "Around the Dioceses — Manchester — New bishop installed". Church Times. No. 5882. 7 November 1975. p. 14. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. Masonic Year Book, published by United Grand Lodge of England (annually), see for example 2014-2015 edition, page 162.
  8. "Galliford, David George". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. "Save historic buildings for future generations, not bats". The Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  10. "Bats put congregation in a flap". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 May 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2018. Bishop Galliford's wife was ill some time ago and she put it down to having taken a service there.
  11. Obituary: Bishop David Galliford
  12. David Galliford death notice
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