David Griffiths (Archdeacon of Berkshire)

David Nigel Griffiths MA, FSA (29 October 1927 – 13 February 2012) was the Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1987 to 1992.^[1]

Father of three and husband to Joan Griffiths, Venerable Dr. David Griffiths was educated at King Edward's School, Bath and Worcester College, Oxford.^[2] After an earlier career as an economist and having found limited success, he changed career course and was ordained in 1958. He was initially a curate at St Matthew, Northampton.^[3] He was on the staff at SPCK from 1961 to 1967 after which he was Rector of the Minster Parishes in Lincoln and Vice-Chancellor and Librarian of Lincoln Cathedral. From 1973 to 1987 he was Rector of Windsor and for part of that time Rural Dean of Maidenhead.

Throughout his working life he also served the British Reserve Forces:firstly the RMFVR; later as a Chaplain in the RNR; and after receiving the Reserve Decoration the Irish Guards.

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Church of England titles
Preceded by John Edward Brown	Archdeacon of Berkshire 1987 –1992	Succeeded by Michael Arthur Hill

Archdeacons of Berkshire

High Medieval	Roger Geoffrey de Vernun Alberic Geoffrey William of Merton Clement William de Raley Giles of Bridport William Walter Scammel Stephen of Newbury William de Berges

Late Medieval	Richard de Bello Tydo de Varesio Gilbert de Stapleton Robert de Ayleston Edmund de la Beche Thomas Paxton John Harewell Guillaume Cardinal d'Aigrefeuille Thomas Yokflete papal grants: Andrea Cardinal Bontempi Martini Christopher Cardinal Marini Walter Cook royal grants: John Southam Walter Cook Ralph Repyngton John Wynwyk John Southam Thomas Southam John Fraunceys Simon Sydenham Walter Medford Peter de Alcobasso Thomas Brunce John Castell Alexander Sparrow John Norton Richard Ewen Robert Stillington John Russell John Morton Richard Martyn Oliver King Stephen Bereworth Christopher Twineho Stephen Bereworth (again) William Grey Robert Audley

Early modern	John Crayford William Pye Thomas White Martin Culpepper, Dean of Chichester Leonel Sharp Edward Davenant John Ryves Peter Mews John Sharp William Richards Jonas Proast Richard West Edward Talbot Martin Benson Samuel Knight John Spry William Dodwell Arthur Onslow John Fisher Edward Berens Leslie Randall

Late modern	Alfred Pott William Ducat Richard Wickham Legg Arthur Parham, Bishop of Reading Eric Knell, Bishop of Reading Eric Wild, Bishop of Reading Raymond Birt John Brown David Griffiths Mike Hill Norman Russell Olivia Graham

Diocese of Oxford

Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Diocesan Church House, Oxford Dorchester Abbey Cuddesdon Palace Osney Abbey Area scheme (1984–present)

Office holders	Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford Colin Fletcher, area Bishop of Dorchester Alan Wilson, area Bishop of Buckingham Andrew Proud, area Bishop of Reading AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church Martin Gorick, Archdeacon of Oxford Olivia Graham, Archdeacon of Berkshire Judy French, Archdeacon of Dorchester Guy Elsmore, Archdeacon of Buckingham

Selected deaneries	Deanery of Reading

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