David Monteith

David Robert Malvern Monteith (born 5 June 1968) is a Northern Irish Anglican priest in the Church of England and is the current Dean of Canterbury, the senior canon of Canterbury Cathedral. He was previously the Dean of Leicester since his appointment in May 2013 until 2022.

Early life and education Monteith is the son of Malvern and Molly Monteith, the eldest of two boys and two girls. He was born on 5 June 1968 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Portora Royal School, a grammar school in Enniskillen. From 1993 to 1997, he served his curacy at All Saints' Church, Kings Heath in the Diocese of Birmingham. Monteith served for a short time as the parish's team rector.

On 11 October 2022, it was announced that the late Queen Elizabeth II had approved Monteith's nomination for election as Dean of Canterbury, and he was appointed by her successor King Charles III on 7 November 2022; his institution took place on 17 December 2022.

He serves on the Executive Board of the Association of English Cathedrals.

His appointment was criticised by the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA) and the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON), on the grounds that Monteith is in a same-sex civil partnership; the Church of England defended his appointment, stating that Monteith lives chastely with his partner.

Personal life In 2008, Monteith entered into a civil partnership with David Hamilton. In a short church biography, Monteith "shares his life in a Civil Partnership with David Hamilton."