Retired Scottish Episcopalian bishop
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] 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] chaplain of Edinburgh Theological College followed by rector of St Columba's, Largs ,[ 4] 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] 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]
References
^ "GLASGOW AND GALLOWAY, Bishop of', Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010; online edn, Oct 2010" . Retrieved 20 December 2010 .^ "Debrett's - The Most Rev the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway" . Retrieved 20 December 2010 .^ Crockford's (100th edition)
^ Bertie (2000)
^ "New Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway to be consecrated in Cathedral ceremony" . Scottish Episcopal Church. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011 .^ "The Very Rev Dr Gregor Duncan elected as Bishop" . News . The Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014 .^ "Consecration of New Bishop" . Featured Article . St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2014 .^ Finley, Lorna (30 January 2017). "Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway - The Scottish Episcopal Church" . Scotland.anglican.org. Retrieved 27 February 2020 . ^ "Choral Evensong for Bishop Gregor - St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow" . 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2021 .
Sources
Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000 . Edinburgh: T & T Clark. ISBN 0-5670-8746-8 OCLC 468720326 . Church of England. Archbishops Council (2007). Crockford's clerical directory : a directory of the clergy of the Church of England, the Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Church of Ireland. 2008/2009 (100 ed.). Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0 OCLC 505322212 .
