David Rossdale

Biography Rossdale was born on 22 May 1953. He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, King's College London and Roehampton University. He has a Master of Arts (MA) and a Master of Science (MSc).

After a period of study at Chichester Theological College, he was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1981 and as a priest in 1982. He was then Vicar of St Luke's, Moulsham, Chelmsford, and finally (before his elevation as bishop) Vicar of Cookham and Area Dean of Maidenhead. He retired effective 6 April 2013. Since 2013, he has been an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Lincoln.

Views On 11 February 2017, fourteen retired bishops signed an open letter to the then-serving bishops of the Church of England. In an unprecedented move, they expressed their opposition to the House of Bishops' report to General Synod on sexuality, which recommended no change to the Church's canons or practices around sexuality. By 13 February, a serving bishop (Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham) and nine further retired bishops – including Rossdale – had added their signatures; on 15 February, the report was rejected by synod.

Styles The Reverend David Rossdale (1981–1994) The Reverend Canon David Rossdale (1994–2000) The Right Reverend David Rossdale (2000–present)