David Railton (bishop)
Scottish Episcopal bishop
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David James Railton (born 13 May 1966) is a British Anglican bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Since 2024, he has been bishop of Argyll and the Isles.
David Railton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Argyll and the Isles | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Argyll and the Isles |
| In office | 2024–present |
| Predecessor | Keith Riglin |
| Other posts | Provost, Cathedral of The Isles |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2008 (diaconate) 2009 (priesthood) |
| Consecration | 28 August 2024 by Mark Strange |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1966 |
| Spouse |
Sarah (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Bradford |
Biography
Railton was born on 13 May 1966 in Withernsea, Yorkshire, England.[1] He trained as a pharmacist at the University of Bradford. After university, he worked as a pharmacist in Derby, where he married his wife, Sarah, in 1991.[2]
He was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2008 and as a priest in 2009.[3] He was a curate in the Diocese of Derby, then was incumbent in a three-church benefice based in Hazelwood and assistant chaplain to the Bishop of Derby.[2] In 2015, he became vicar of two churches in Darlington in the Diocese of Durham.[1]
In 2019, Railton left the Church of England for the Scottish Episcopal Church, and was named rector of Holy Trinity Church, Dunoon, and St Paul's Church in Rothesay, a linked parish in the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles.[2][4] In May 2024, he was elected bishop of Argyll and the Isles in succession to Keith Riglin, who had died in November 2023.[3][5] He was consecrated and installed at St. John's Cathedral, Oban, on 28 August 2024,[6][7] and was seated as provost at the Cathedral of The Isles on Great Cumbrae in October 2024.[8]
