David Hamid

The Right Reverend David Hamid
Suffragan Bishop in Europe

Diocese	Diocese in Europe
In office	2002–present
Predecessor	Henry Scriven
Orders
Ordination	1981 (deacon) 1982 (priest) by John Bothwell, Bishop of Niagara
Consecration	17 October 2002 by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury
Personal details
Born	(1955-06-18) 18 June 1955
Nationality	British & Canadian
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Colleen Hamid
Children	Two sons
Alma mater	McMaster University

David Hamid (born 18 June 1955) is an Anglican bishop with British and Canadian citizenship. He has been the Suffragan Bishop in Europe since 2002.^[1]

Early life

Hamid was born on 18 June 1955 in Scotland, to Scottish and Burmese parents.^[2]^[3] He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship. He was educated at Nelson High School in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. He studied at McMaster University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1978. He then matriculated into Trinity College, Toronto, and graduated from the Toronto School of Theology with a Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree in 1981.^[4]

Hamid was ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada as a deacon in 1981 and as a priest in 1982.^[4] After ordination he was curate at St Christopher’s, Burlington, Ontario, and then rector of St John’s in the same city.^[5] Following this he was mission co-ordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Anglican Church of Canada and then (his last post before his ordination to the episcopate), the Director of Ecumenical Affairs and Studies^[6] of the Anglican Communion.

Hamid is married to Colleen Hamid, a medical researcher. Together they have two sons; Jonathan and Michael.^[3]

↑ Diocesan profile
↑ Debrett's People of Today, London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
1 2 Worldwide Faith News archives
1 2 "D. Hamid". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 November 2015. (subscription required)
1 2 Hamid, David. Who's Who. 2015 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009, Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
↑ Diocese in Europe — ...new Suffragan Bishop

Church of England titles
Preceded by Henry Scriven	Suffragan Bishop in Europe 2002–present	Incumbent

Suffragan Bishops in Europe

Ambrose Weekes Edward Holland Henry Scriven David Hamid

Diocese in Europe

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Brussels St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Valletta Bishop's Lodge, Worth Church House, Westminster

Office holders	Robert Innes, Bishop in Europe David Hamid, Suffragan Bishop in Europe AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough John Paddock, Dean of Gibraltar Colin Williams, Archdeacon of Europe Meurig Williams, Archdeacon of France and Monaco Geoff Johnston, Acting Archdeacon of Gibraltar Vickie Sims, Archdeacon of Italy and Malta Adèle Kelham, "Acting" Archdeacon of Switzerland Archdeacon of North West Europe (vacant)

Historic offices	Bishop of Gibraltar (1842–1980; see Bishop in Europe) Bishop suffragan of Fulham (1926–1980; suff. to London)

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