Dave Middlebrook | |
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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 |
David John Middlebrook (born 1961) is an Anglican priest and the Archdeacon of Bedford, in the Church of England Diocese of St Albans.
Middlebrook 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]
Middlebrook 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]
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 |
David John Middlebrook (born 1961) is an Anglican priest and the Archdeacon of Bedford, in the Church of England Diocese of St Albans.
Middlebrook 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]
Middlebrook 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]