Cliff Piper Explained

Clifford John Piper is the current dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness, a position he has held since 2009.[1]

He was born in Tintagel, Cornwall, on 8 April 1953,[2] educated at Aberdeen University and pursued a career in social work until the early nineties.[3] After a period of study at the Theological Institute of the Scottish Episcopal Church he was ordained in 1993.[4] He was an Assistant Curate at St Ninian's, Invergordon and then Priest in charge of St Andrew's, Tain. He was then a canon at St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness from 2000 until his appointment as Dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness in 2009.

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  1. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29o-W_KTx1o/TSnWw0GC-wI/AAAAAAAAAVM/jxdReNmCXkg/s1600/DSCF0345.JPG Photo of Dean Piper
  2. [Who's Who]
  3. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/degree-awards-today-at-robert-gordon-university-1.422209 Robert Gordon University
  4. [Crockford's Clerical Directory|Crockford's]