David John Middlebrook (born 1961) is an Anglican priest and the Archdeacon of Bedford, in the Church of England Diocese of St Albans.
Dave Middlebrook | |
|---|---|
| Archdeacon of Bedford | |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Albans |
| In office | 30 March 2019 – present |
| Predecessor | Paul Hughes |
| Other post(s) | Priest-in-charge/Vicar of Watford (2008–2019) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1998 (deacon); 1999 (priest) by Christopher Herbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse |
Anne (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | distribution manager (former) |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University |
Education and training
editMiddlebrook graduated from Newcastle University with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in 1983 and from Cranfield Institute of Technology with a Master of Science (MSc) in 1985.[1] His Masters was in "Distribution Technology and Management" and he worked for National Freight, based in Bedford; he married Anne in 1987 and they have two children. Middlebrook worked for The Leprosy Mission from 1993 - 1996. [2] Dave then trained for the ministry at Trinity College Bristol from 1996 - 1998, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA).[1]
Ministry
editMiddlebrook was made deacon at Petertide 1998 (28 June)[3] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (4 July 1999) — both times by Christopher Herbert, Bishop of St Albans, at St Albans Cathedral.[4] His entire ministry has been exercised in the Diocese of St Albans: after a curacy at Chorleywood (1998–2002), he served as a Team Vicar (for Adeyfield) in the Hemel Hempstead Team Ministry.[1]
He moved to Watford in 2008 to serve as parish priest (as priest-in-charge until 2012, and thereafter as vicar, a purely legal distinction); he has additionally been Rural Dean of Watford since 2009 and an honorary canon of St Albans Cathedral since 2013.[1] On 18 November 2018, it was announced that he was to become Archdeacon of Bedford[2] from he was collated on 30 March 2019.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "David John Middlebrook". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Next Archdeacon of Bedford". Diocese of St Albans. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 7064. 3 July 1998. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 7117. 9 July 1999. p. 7. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Sunday notice sheet: Sunday 2nd December 2018". St Luke's Church, Watford. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.