David Elliot Johnson (April 17, 1933 – January 14, 1995) was the 14th Bishop of Massachusetts in The Episcopal Church.

[2][3] After ordination to the diaconate in 1961 and the priesthood in 1961, he served as rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1961 to 1965.

[4] He was consecrated on October 5, 1985 by Presiding Bishop John Allin at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

[2][6] As bishop, he regularly preached about world peace, the arms race, and AIDS and was traditionally known to visit two parishes on Sundays.

[3] His episcopacy was characterized with a number of clashes with some congregations, notably in 1993 when he was involved in a public dispute with Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston, over their music program.

[3] On January 15, 1995, Johnson was found dead at the age of 61 years in his apartment in Framingham, Massachusetts.

[7] Two weeks after his death, the Episcopal Church revealed that Johnson had been involved in several extramarital affairs throughout his ministry.