David Conner (bishop)
David John Conner, is a British bishop in the Church of England. He is the current Dean of Windsor, and was formerly the Bishop to the Forces.Biography
Conner is the son of William Ernest Conner and Joan Millington Conner. He was educated at Erith Grammar School, then Exeter College, Oxford and St Stephen's House, Oxford. He was ordained as deacon on 29 June 1971 by Christopher Pepys, Bishop of Buckingham at St Martin's, Fenny Stratford. Having also spent a year at the Oxford Department of Education, soon after ordination he moved into chaplaincy at St Edward's School, Oxford and later at Winchester. For a while, he was an examining chaplain to the Bishop of Winchester. He served as Bishop of Lynn from 1994 to 1998, in which year he was appointed Dean of Windsor; in this role, Conner also holds the post of Registrar of the Order of the Garter and is a domestic chaplain to Elizabeth II. From 2001 to 2009 he was also Bishop to the Forces.
For many years Conner has been closely involved with the selection of candidates for ordination and with the inspection of theological colleges, courses and schemes. He has been governor of a number of schools and colleges. He is an honorary fellow of Girton College, Cambridge.Honours
Conner was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2010 New Year Honours.Personal life
In 1969, Conner married Jayne Maria Evans; they have two sons.
