Gregor Duncan (bishop) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Gregor Duncan
Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
Church:Scottish Episcopal Church
Elected:16 January 2010
Term:2010-2018
Predecessor:Idris Jones
Successor:Kevin Pearson
Ordination:1984
Ordained By:Douglas Feaver
Consecration:23 April 2010
Consecrated By:David Chillingworth
Birth Date:11 October 1950
Parents:Edwin John Duncan, Janet Brown
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Alma Mater:University of Glasgow
Clare College, Cambridge

Gregor Duthie Duncan (born 11 October 1950) is a retired Anglican bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church who served as the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway from 2010 to 2018.

Early life

Duncan was born on 11 October 1950.[1] He was educated at Allan Glen's School, a boys' state selective school in Glasgow. He went on to study at the University of Glasgow and Clare College, Cambridge. He studied for the priesthood at Ripon College Cuddesdon.[2]

Ordained ministry

He was ordained deacon in 1983 and priest in 1984 by the Bishop of Peterborough. He began his ordained ministry as an assistant curate at Oakham.[3] After this he was chaplain of Edinburgh Theological College followed by rector of St Columba's, Largs,[4] then St Ninian's, Pollokshields, in Glasgow. He was Dean of Glasgow and Galloway until his appointment to the episcopate in 2010.[5]

On 16 January 2010, he was elected Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.[6] He was consecrated and installed at St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow on 23 April 2010.[7]

Gregor Duncan suffered a stroke in January 2017.[8]

He announced his retirement in 2018, with a valedictory Choral Evensong taking place on 7 October 2018 at St Mary's Cathedral.[9]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GLASGOW AND GALLOWAY, Bishop of', Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010; online edn, Oct 2010 . 20 December 2010.
  2. Web site: Debrett's - The Most Rev the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway . 20 December 2010.
  3. Crockford's (100th edition)
  4. Bertie (2000)
  5. Web site: New Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway to be consecrated in Cathedral ceremony . Scottish Episcopal Church . 23 April 2010 . 5 February 2011.
  6. Web site: The Very Rev Dr Gregor Duncan elected as Bishop . News . The Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway . 24 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224012901/http://www.glasgow.anglican.org/index.php/news/entry/the_very_rev_dr_gregor_duncan_elected_as_bishop/ . 24 December 2014 .
  7. Web site: Consecration of New Bishop. Featured Article. 11 April 2010. St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. 24 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Finley . Lorna . Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway - The Scottish Episcopal Church . Scotland.anglican.org . 2017-01-30 . 2020-02-27.
  9. Web site: Choral Evensong for Bishop Gregor - St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. 2 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181002064623/https://thecathedral.org.uk/2018/09/24/choral-evensong-for-bishop-gregor/. 26 October 2021. 2 October 2018.