Bishop David Waller is the first Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham to be consecrated a bishop, marking a historic moment in the life of the body.
First led by former Anglican bishop Mgr Keith Newton, the Ordinariate was initially not headed by a bishop, since Mgr Newton is married and therefore cannot receive episcopal orders. When Mgr Newton resigned in 2024, the then Fr David Waller, who was serving as Vicar General of the Ordinariate, was appointed as Ordinary, the first Ordinariate priest to hold the position. As he was celibate, Fr Waller was able to be consecrated bishop. He received episcopal ordination from Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández on 22 June 2024.
