David Edwards (bishop)
David Edwards is the tenth Anglican Bishop of Fredericton, Canada. He was elected coadjudor bishop at a synod in Fredericton on 10 May 2014 and, subsequently, installed as diocesan bishop on September 20, 2014. He succeeded the ninth Bishop, the Most Reverend Claude Miller, who retired on 23 June 2014.
David Edwards was born and educated in Shropshire, England. He studied at Loughborough University and Homerton College, Cambridge and worked as a high school history teacher prior to completing diplomas in Religious and Evangelism Studies followed by a Masters of Arts in Applied Theology at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
Both prior to and following his ordination in 1995, Bishop Edwards served in ministry in the Diocese of Chelmsford in England, including as Bishop’s Advisor in Evangelism and in the . He moved to New Brunswick in 1998 to be Principal of . He has also served in parishes in Saint John and as Parish Development Officer for the Diocese of Fredericton.
Bishop David also currently serves as Vice-Chair of in Saint John.
