The Rt. Revd. David Andrew Urquhart (born 1952) is the ninth Bishop of Birmingham. The Right Reverend (Rt. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Arms of the Bishop of Birmingham The Bishop of Birmingham is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Birmingham in the Province of Canterbury The diocese covers the north west of the traditional county of Warwickshire and has its see in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, where...

Urquhart was educated at Rugby School and Ealing College Business School (BA 1970). After a career in commercial management with British Petroleum, Urquhart trained for the ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He was ordained in 1984 and served in Hull before becoming Vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Coventry in 1992. He was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Birkenhead in 2000 and was inaugurated as the ninth Bishop of Birmingham on November 11, 2006, succeeding John Sentamu after his appointment as Archbishop of York. 800 people witnessed his inauguration in Birmingham Cathedral, while some of those unable to attend the service watched on television in a local pub.^[1] A view of Rugby School from The Close, the playing field where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in England and is one of the major co-educational boarding schools in the country. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article is about the corporation known as BP. See also BP (disambiguation) BP (formerly British Petroleum and briefly known as BP Amoco) (NYSE: BP) is a petroleum company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. ... Wycliffe Hall is a Church of England theological college, and one of the constituent institutions of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop. ... Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The pectoral cross Sentamu is seen here wearing is decorated with images and words associated with Oscar Romero. ... Arms of the Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York, Primate of England, is the metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, and is the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury. ... St Philips Cathedral St Philips Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, in Colmore Row, Birmingham, England, dedicated to St Philip. ...

At his inauguration the bishop was presented with a cope which incorporated various images related to his life and the city of Birmingham. These included a bagpiper, signifying his birth and upbringing in Scotland, a motorcycle which represents one of his hobbies and the emblems of Aston Villa and Birmingham City FC, the two most successful football teams from the city. The cope also features a passage from the bible, which reads "You shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the streets to dwell in." (Isaiah 58:12). The passage was written in English, Mandarin, Hebrew and Lugandan. During the ceremony in Birmingham Cathedral, the bishop smashed a large clay pot with a mallet to signify the fragility of human life and our world.^[2] a priest wearing a cope The cope is a liturgical vestment, which may be of any liturgical colour, and is like a very long mantle or cloak, fastened at the breast by a clasp. ... Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ... Birmingham City (BCFC) is one of Birminghams two professional soccer teams (the other is Aston Villa F.C.). Originally known as The Small Heath Alliance, they became in 1905 and Birmingham City F.C. in 1945. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Mandarin (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally speech of officials), or Beifanghua (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally Northern Dialect(s)), is a category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and south-western China. ... The word Hebrew most likely means to cross over, referring to the Semitic people crossing over the Euphrates River. ... Luganda is a Bantu language and is spoken mainly in Uganda by the people of Buganda. ...

In a message to his new diocese shortly after his inauguration, Bishop Urquhart thanked the people of Birmingham for the warm welcome he had received. He cited his desire for the diocese to engage in "worship, making disciples and prophetic witness".^[3]

He acts as the Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy to China and accompanied the Archbishop on a visit to China in October 2006.^[4] Urquhart is Prelate of The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George^[5] and holds the Freedom of the Borough of Wirral.^[6] Bishop Urquhart is unmarried and enjoys walking in his native Scottish Highlands, playing fives and watching films.^[7] The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ... The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... Fives is a British sport believed to derive from the same origins as many racket sports. ...

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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... The pectoral cross Sentamu is seen here wearing is decorated with images and words associated with Oscar Romero. ... Arms of the Bishop of Birmingham The Bishop of Birmingham is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Birmingham in the Province of Canterbury The diocese covers the north west of the traditional county of Warwickshire and has its see in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, where...

External links

• Bishop David Urquhart, Diocese of Birmingham official site