David Stancliffe
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The Right Reverend David Stancliffe |
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| Bishop of Salisbury | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Salisbury |
| In office | 1993–2010 |
| Predecessor | John Baker |
| Successor | Nick Holtam |
| Other posts | Provost of Portsmouth (1982–1993) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1967 |
| Consecration | 30 November 1993 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 October 1942 Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Michael Stancliffe |
| Spouse | Sarah Smith (m. 1965) |
| Profession | formerly musician |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
David Staffurth Stancliffe (born 1 October 1942) is a retired Church of England bishop. He was Provost of Portsmouth Cathedral from 1982 to 1993, and the Bishop of Salisbury from 1993 to 2010. He is the third generation of his family to serve the ordained ministry.
The son of Michael Stancliffe, former Dean of Winchester, who was himself ordained at Salisbury Cathedral, Stancliffe was born in 1942 in Devizes, Wiltshire, where his father was curate of St James' Southbroom, later serving at Ramsbury and Cirencester before becoming Chaplain to Westminster School. It was from Westminster School that Stancliffe went to Trinity College, Oxford to study classics and philosophy and where he was Organ Scholar. He had a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree from Oxford.
While at university, Stancliffe abandoned thoughts of a musical career in favour of ordination and instead went to theological training at Cuddesdon College in October 1965.
Ordained deacon in 1967 and priest the following year in the Diocese of Ripon, Stancliffe served as curate of the Leeds parish of St. Bartholomew's Armley. Three years later he returned to the West Country as Chaplain to Clifton College, Bristol.
In 1977, Stancliffe was appointed a canon residentiary of Portsmouth Cathedral and the diocesan director of ordinands and, subsequently, the lay ministerial adviser. For a time he also undertook the role of precentor in a combination of duties which recognised his special interests in the areas of liturgy, church architecture and music, while also involving him in clergy formation and training and the work of the parishes in the diocese.
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