David Monteith

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The Very Reverend

David Monteith
Dean of Leicester
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Leicester
In office2013 to present
PredecessorViv Faull
Orders
Ordination1993 (deacon)
1994 (priest)
Personal details
Birth nameDavid Robert Malvern Monteith
Born (1968-06-05) 5 June 1968 (age 53)
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
DenominationAnglicanism
PartnerDavid Hamilton
EducationPortora Royal School
Alma materSt John's College, Durham
St John's College, Nottingham
University of Nottingham

David Robert Malvern Monteith (born 5 June 1968) is a Northern Irish Anglican priest in the Church of England. Since May 2013, he has served as the Dean of Leicester.

Early life and education[]

Monteith was born on 5 June 1968 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.[1] He was educated at Portora Royal School, a grammar school in Enniskillen.[1] He studied zoology at the University of Durham, where he was a member of St John's College, and he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1989.[2][1]

In 1990, Monteith entered St John's College, Nottingham, an Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry. During this time, he also studied theology at the University of Nottingham, and graduated with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1992.[2] He then studied for a Master of Arts (MA) degree in mission and ministry, completing it in 1993.[1]

Ordained ministry[]

Monteith was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994.[3] From 1993 to 1997, he served his curacy at All Saints' Church, Kings Heath in the Diocese of Birmingham.[2] He then joined the staff of St Martin-in-the-Fields, City of Westminster in the Diocese of London, where he was an assistant curate from 1997 to 2000 and an associate vicar from 2000 to 2002.[2][1]

In 2002, Monteith moved to the Diocese of Southwark to become Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity Church, Wimbledon.[2] He was also Area Dean of Merton between 2004 and 2009.[1] In 2009, there was a reorganisation of parishes in the area and Holy Trinity joined with two other churches to form the Parish of Merton Priory.[4] Monteith served for a short time as the parish's Team Rector.[1]

In 2009, Monteith moved to Leicester Cathedral, where he served as Canon Chancellor from 2009 to 2013.[2] On 18 May 2013, he was installed as Dean of the cathedral, and as such he is the most senior priest in the Diocese of Leicester.[2][5][6]

Personal life[]

In 2008, Monteith entered into a civil partnership with David Hamilton.[2][7] In a short church biography, Monteith "shares his life in a Civil Partnership with David Hamilton."[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Monteith, David Robert Malvern". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "David Robert Malvern Monteith". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  4. ^ "The Parish of Merton Priory". Merton Priory Team Ministry. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  5. ^ "David Monteith Installed as New Dean of Leicester". Leicester Cathedral. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  6. ^ Diocese of Leicester – New Dean of Leicester announced Archived 28 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Monteith, David (1 February 2017). "Dean's Blog: On Not Taking Note and Dreaming Dreams". Leicester Cathedral. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Autumn Lecture Series – Reforming Marriage". St Martin-in-the-Fields. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Viv Faull
 Dean of Leicester
2013–present 		Incumbent
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