David Walker

David Walker has been a Church of England bishop since 2000, serving first as suffragan Bishop of Dudley, then, since 2013, as Bishop of Manchester. Until the end of 2023, he was for several years deputy chair of the Board of Governors of the Church Commissioners, and a member of the Strategic Investment Board (later Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board) of the Archbishops’ Council, overseeing the awarding of major grants to dioceses. He has served as a trustee of the Church Urban Fund, and as chair of a number of housing associations and charities. As a member of the House of Lords, he speaks on issues related to poverty and welfare, as well as human rights, policing and migration. He is currently co-chair of the National Police Ethics Committee and also chair of USPG, one of the oldest Anglican mission agencies. He and his wife Sue are Franciscan tertiaries.