David James Smith (14 July 1935 – 28 January 2024) was an English Anglican clergyman who was Bishop of Bradford from 1992 to 2002.
Born in Hertfordshire on 14 July 1935, he was educated at Hertford Grammar School (now Richard Hale School) and King's College London.
Following this, he was Priest in Charge St Mary Magdalene, Longbenton and then Vicar of Longhirst with Hebron.
[4] He was subsequently the Rural Dean of Tynemouth and, in 1981, was collated Archdeacon of Lindisfarne.
Smith was a Fellow of King's College London (FKC) and, in 2001, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (DUniv) from the University of Bradford.