{{Short description|Bishop of Christchurch (born 1943)}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} '''David John Coles''' (born 23 March 1943) was Bishop of Christchurch in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia from 1990 to 2008.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_284939">{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/284939 |title=This Is Your Life – Bishop Coles |date=24 February 2008 |work=The Press |accessdate=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026083239/http://www.stuff.co.nz/284939|archive-date=26 October 2012}}</ref>

He was born on 23 March 1943 and educated at Auckland Grammar School and the University of Auckland.<ref>Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}}</ref> He was ordained in 1969<ref>Crockford's Clerical Directory1975–76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}}</ref> and began his career with a curacy at St Mark, Remuera and after that Chaplain of Hulme Hall at the University of Manchester. From 1974 to 1976 he was Vicar of Glenfield then Takapuna. In 1980 he became Dean of St&nbsp;John’s Cathedral, Napier and in 1984 of Christchurch. He was consecrated a bishop on 6 July 1990.<ref>http://www.anglican.org.nz/content/download/5694/30089/file/2013%20Lectionary%20-%20INSIDE%20ADDITIONAL%20PAGES.pdf p. 126]</ref> He was succeeded as bishop by Victoria Matthews.<ref>[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/3/17/ACNS4380 Anglican Communion]</ref> He has been married twice, first to Ceridwyn Mary Coles and subsequently to Joy Coles.

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