The Right Reverend David Halsey[1] was born on 27 January 1919 and died on 16 May 2009.[2] He was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon and King's College London. After this he took holy orders at Wells Theological College and began his ministry as a curate at St. Peter's Church, Petersfield.[3] A wartime chaplain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he then served the Christian ministry successively in the West Country (Plymouth and Netheravon), Kent ( Chatham, Bromley[4] and Tonbridge[5]) and Cumbria, his last post being Bishop of Carlisle from 1972[6] to 1989. His daughter Sarah is married to David French, the Chief Executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy[7]
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Preceded by Russell Berridge White |
Bishop of Tonbridge 1968 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Philip Harold Ernest Goodrich |
Preceded by Sydney Cyril Bulley |
Bishop of Carlisle 1972 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Ian Harland |
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