Sarah Murray (priest) explained

Type:Priest
Honorific Prefix:The Very Reverend
Sarah Murray
Provost of Inverness Cathedral
Church:Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese:Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness
Term:October 2017 to present
Predecessor:Alex Gordon
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Nationality:British
Religion:Anglicanism
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Alma Mater:University of Aberdeen

Sarah Elisabeth Murray (born 3 December 1970) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2017, she has served as Provost of Inverness Cathedral in the Scottish Episcopal Church.[1] [2]

Early and personal life

Murray was born on 3 December 1970 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England. She was educated at St Mary's Hall, an all-girls private school in Brighton.

Ordained ministry

Murray studied at the University of Aberdeen, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 2012, and trained for ordination at the Theological Institute of the Scottish Episcopal Church. She was ordained as a deacon in 2013 and as a priest in 2014. From 2013 to 2016, she served as a curate in the Isla Deveron Group in the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness.

In July 2016, Murray was installed as the Vice-Provost of the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Inverness (commonly called Inverness Cathedral). She became Provost of Inverness Cathedral in October 2017.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murray, Very Rev. Sarah Elisabeth . . Oxford University Press . 11 May 2019 . 1 December 2018.
  2. Web site: New Vice-Provost installed in Inverness Cathedral . The Scottish Episcopal Church . 11 May 2019 . 7 July 2016.
  3. Web site: For Rev. Sarah Murray, installed as Provost today. . The United Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness . 11 May 2019 . 18 October 2017.