David Edwards

The Most. Rev. David Edwards was born and educated in Shropshire, England. He studied at Loughborough University and Homerton College, Cambridge, and worked as a high school history teacher before completing diplomas in religious and evangelism studies, followed by a master’s degree in applied theology at the University of Kent, Canterbury.

Both prior to and following his ordination in 1995, Bishop Edwards served in ministry in the Chelmsford Diocese in England, including as bishop’s advisor in evangelism and in the Parish of High Ongar. He moved to New Brunswick in 1998 to be principal of Taylor College of Evangelism. He has also served in parishes in Saint John, as parish development officer for the Diocese of Fredericton, and as vice chair of Safe Harbour Transitional Youth Services in Saint John.

Bishop Edwards was elected coadjutor bishop in June 2014 and, subsequently, installed as the 10th Bishop of Fredericton in September of that year. He became the 25th Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada (Dioceses of Montreal and Quebec and those in the Atlantic Provinces) on August 1, 2020. He was awarded an Honourary Doctor of Divinity from Wycliffe College (University of Toronto) in May 2015 and now serves on the college’s Board of Trustees. He was married to Janet until her death in 2018. He married Debbie (Collicott) in early 2020.