Dominic Walker (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Dominic Walker |
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| Bishop of Monmouth | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Monmouth |
| In office | 2003–2013 |
| Predecessor | Rowan Williams |
| Other posts | area Bishop of Reading (1997–2002) |
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| Ordination | 1972 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1997 |
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| Birth name | Edward William Murray Walker |
| Born | 28 June 1948 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Profession | Bishop, theologian |
| Alma mater |
King's College London Heythrop College, London |
Edward William Murray (Dominic) WalkerOGS DL (born 28 June 1948) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Reading, an area bishop, from 1997 to 2002 and Bishop of Monmouth from 2003 to 2013.
Walker was the eldest child to a Welsh mother and English father. He was brought up on Dartmoor. He was educated at Plymouth CollegeKing's College London (where he trained for the priesthood and gained an Associateship of King's College {AKC}), Heythrop College in London (gaining a postgraduate Master of Arts {MA} in 1997) and the University of Wales (becoming a Master of Laws {LLM}).
Walker was ordained priest in 1972. He began his ministry with a curacy at St Faith's Southwark after which he was domestic chaplain to , Bishop of Southwark;rector of Newington St Mary; Team Rector of St Peter, St Nicholas & the Chapel Royal Brighton, Rural Dean of Brighton and a canon and prebendary of Chichester Cathedral.
Walker is a member of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd. He served as father superior from 1990 to 1996.
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