Rupert David Hingston Bursell, (born 10 November 1942) is a British barrister and Anglican priest, educated at

St John's School, Leatherhead Seek those things which are above , established = , closed = , type = Public School Independent school Co-educational day, weekly and flexi boarding , religious_affiliation = Church of England , ...

, the

University of Exeter , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

(LLB) and

St Edmund Hall, Oxford St Edmund Hall (sometimes known as The Hall or informally as Teddy Hall) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. The college claims to be "the oldest surviving academic society to house and educate undergraduates in any universit ...

(MA, DPhil). He was a circuit judge from 1988 to 2008, a senior circuit judge from 2003 to 2008 , and a

deputy high court judge The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Its name is abbreviated as EWHC (England ...

from 2009 to 2011. He was also the

Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

of the

Diocese of Durham The Diocese of Durham is a Church of England diocese, based in Durham, and covering the historic county of Durham (and therefore including the part of Tyne and Wear south of the River Tyne, and excluding southern Teesdale). It was created in ...

from 1989 to 2017, of the

Diocese of Bath and Wells The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England. The diocese covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is located in the ...

from 1992 to 1993, of the

Diocese of St Albans The Diocese of St Albans forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England and is part of the wider Church of England, in turn part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese is home to more than 1.6 million people and comprises the h ...

from 1992 to 2002, and the

Diocese of Oxford The Diocese of Oxford is a Church of England diocese that forms part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Oxford (currently Steven Croft), and the bishop's seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. It contains ...

from 2002 to 2013.

Honours

In 2018, Bursell was awarded the Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England "for his contribution to the understanding and application of ecclesiastical law in the Church of England".

Selected works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bursell, Rupert 1942 births Living people British barristers 20th-century English Anglican priests 21st-century English Anglican priests 20th-century King's Counsel People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead Circuit judges (England and Wales) Official Referees (England and Wales) 21st-century King's Counsel Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Alumni of the University of Exeter English legal writers