Bishop David was ordained the Bishop of Northampton Diocese in 2020.
A priest for over forty years, Bishop David served in the parishes of Birmingham where he also directed the diocesan Department for Parish and Family Catechesis. He then went on to serve as the Pastoral Director and Procurator, and then Rector, of Oscott Seminary.
He received an MEd degree in catechetics from the Maryvale Institute, has a PhD in Pastoral Theology, and was awarded the STL degree at the Pontifical University of St Patrick’s, Maynooth.