David Cartwright
Anglican Bishop of Southampton (1920–1997)
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Edward David Cartwright (15 July 1920 – 24 April 1997) was the tenth Suffragan Bishop of Southampton.[1]
David Cartwright | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Southampton | |
Cartwright's memorial at St Stephen's Sparsholt. | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| In office | 1984–1989 |
| Predecessor | John Cavell |
| Successor | John Perry |
| Other post | Archdeacon of Winchester (1973–1984) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1943 (deacon); 1944 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1984 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1920 |
| Died | 24 April 1997 (aged 76) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | John Edward Cartwright & Gertrude Lusby |
| Spouse | Elsie Rogers (m. 1946) |
| Children | 1 son; 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Cartwright was educated at Lincoln Grammar School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1944,[2] he began his career with a curacy in Boston, Lincolnshire and was then Vicar of St Leonard's, Redfield, Bristol.[3] After that he held further incumbencies at Olveston, Bishopston and Sparsholt and was then Archdeacon of Winchester before appointment to the episcopate, a post he held from 1984[4] until 1989.
