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Bishop Of Argyll And The Isles (Episcopal)
The Bishop of Argyll and The Isles () is the Ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. The Episcopal see was created by the union of the ancient bishoprics of Argyll and The Isles in 1847. The bishop has two seats: the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine in Oban and the Cathedral of The Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, which is the smallest cathedral in the British Isles. There are two island retreat centres: Bishop's House is on Iona, while the College of the Holy Spirit is also in Millport. Keith Riglin, Vice-Dean and a Chaplain of King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King G ... was elected at an Electoral Synod on 30 January 2021; his consecration took plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argyll
Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of on Great Britain. Argyll was also a medieval bishopric with its cathedral at Lismore, as well as an early modern earldom and dukedom, the Dukedom of Argyll. It borders Inverness-shire to the north, Perthshire and Dunbartonshire to the east, and—separated by the Firth of Clyde—neighbours Renfrewshire and Ayrshire to the south-east, and Buteshire to the south. Between 1890 and 1975, Argyll was an administrative county with a county council. Its area corresponds with most of the modern council area of Argyll and Bute, excluding the Isle of Bute and the Helensburgh area, but including the Morvern and Ardnamurchan areas of the Highland council area. There was an Argyllshire constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mackarness
George Richard Mackarness (30 March 1823 – 20 April 1883) was Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in the Scottish Episcopal Church in the last third of the 19th century. Mackarness was the second son of John Mackarness, a West India merchant of Elstree House, Bath. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and ordained in 1846. He held incumbencies at Ilam, Lochgilphead and Oban. He died on 20 April 1883. His older brother John was the Bishop of Oxford from 1870 until 1889.''Obituary. Bishop Mackarness'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' ( ... (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 17, 1889; pg. 7; Issue 32806 References 1823 births 19th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops Bishops of Argyll and The Isles 1883 deaths Alumni of Merton College, Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Bishops In Scotland By Diocese
Anglicanism is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian Communion (Christian), communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its ''Primus inter pares#Anglican Communion, primus inter pares'' (Latin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Glasgow And Galloway
The Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Scottish Episcopal Church Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. Brief history When the dioceses of Glasgow and Galloway were combined in 1837, Michael Russell, the then incumbent of Leith became the first bishop of the combined see. Initially there were only three or four congregations in the south west of Scotland. Until the establishment of St Mary's Church in Great Western Road as the cathedral of the diocese, the bishops were also incumbents of individual congregations - Michael Russell at Leith, Walter Trower at St Mary's Church in Glasgow and William Wilson at Ayr. The episcopate of William Harrison was specially notable for the exceptional expansion of the church in the south west of Scotland. Bishop Reid was translated to the Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. His successor, Bishop Darbyshire, was also translated becoming the Archbishop of Cape Town in the Church of the Province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Pearson (bishop)
Kevin Pearson (born 27 August 1954) is an Anglican bishop. He served as the Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in the Scottish Episcopal Church from 2011 to 2020. In July 2020, he became the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. Early life Pearson was born on 27 August 1954 and brought up in Sunderland, England. He was educated at Leeds University, Edinburgh University and Edinburgh Theological College. Ordained ministry Pearson was made deacon at Petertide 1979 (1 June) and ordained priest the next Petertide (30 June 1980) — both times by John Habgood, Bishop of Durham at Durham Cathedral — and began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Mary, Horden. He was rector at St Salvador Edinburgh from 1987 to 1993 and associate rector of Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh, briefly from 1993 to 1994. He was priest in charge at Linlithgow from 1994 to 1995 when he became rector of St Michael and All Saints Church, Edinburgh, as well as dean of the diocese from 2004 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Shaw (bishop)
Alexander Martin Shaw (born 22 September 1944) is a retired Anglican bishop who served in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He was the Bishop of Argyll and The Isles from 2004 to 2009. Early life and education Shaw studied theology at King's College London and was awarded the Associateship of King's College (AKC) in 1967. He trained for ordination at Warminster Theological College from 1967 to 1968. He studied at the University of Glasgow, from which he was awarded a Certificate in Social Psychology in 1970. Ordained ministry Shaw was ordained to the Anglican ministry as a deacon in 1968 and a priest in 1969. His first pastoral appointment was as curate at St Oswald's Church, Glasgow (1968–1970), then as a curate at Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh (1970–1975). He served as the chaplain to King's College, Cambridge (1975–1977) and the principal of the Institute of Christian Studies, All Saints, Margaret Street, London (1977–1978). He was then Rector of Dunoon (1978–1981) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Edinburgh
The Diocese of Edinburgh is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers the City of Edinburgh, the Lothians, the Borders and Falkirk. The diocesan centre is St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. The Bishop of Edinburgh is the Right Revd Dr John Armes. History A number of important events took place in the city which put the Edinburgh diocese at the centre of the formation of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Unlike the other dioceses of the Episcopal Church which were inherited from the organisation of the Catholic Church, the Diocese of Edinburgh is a relatively recent creation, having been founded in 1633 by King Charles I, the year of his Scottish coronation. William Forbes was consecrated on 23 January 1634 in St. Giles' Cathedral as the first bishop of Edinburgh. Forbes died only three months after his consecration and David Lindsay succeeded him as bishop of the nascent episcopal see. At this time, the effects of the Scottish Reformation were tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Cameron (bishop)
Douglas Maclean Cameron (born 23 March 1935) was an eminent Anglican bishop in the second half of the 20th century and the very start of the 21st. Biography Born on 23 March and educated at Edinburgh Theological College and the University of the South, he was ordained (after National Service in the RAF) in 1963. He began his career with a curacy at Christ Church, Falkirk after which he was a Missionary in Papua New Guinea eventually rising to be its Archdeacon. Returning to the UK he was Priest in charge of St Fillan's, Edinburgh. Incumbencies at St Hilda's Edinburgh, St Mary's Dalkeith and St Leonard's Lasswade followed, before his appointment as Dean of Edinburgh in 1991. He was Bishop of Argyll and The Isles from 1993 to 2003. His brother [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Henderson (bishop)
George Kennedy Buchanan Henderson (5 December 1922 – 26 September 1997) was a Scottish Anglican bishop in the 20th century. He was Bishop of Argyll and The Isles and elected Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Henderson was educated at the University of Edinburgh and ordained in 1945. He began his ordained ministry with a curacy at Christ Church, Glasgow, after which he was the priest in charge of St Bride's Nether Lochaber and then the rector of St Andrew's Fort William. In 1973, he became Dean of the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1974. In 1977 he became Bishop of Argyll and The Isles (diocesan bishop of the same diocese). He was elected Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, styled "The Most Reverend the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church", is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd. Mark Stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wimbush
Richard Knyvet Wimbush (18 March 1909 - 4 January 1994), MBE was an eminent Anglican Priest in the 20th century. Born into an ecclesiastical family on 18 March 1909 and educated at Haileybury, Oriel College, Oxford and Ripon College Cuddesdon, he was ordained in 1935. He began his career as Curate of his old Ripon College Cuddesdon and then held similar posts at Pocklington and Harrogate. After this he was Rector of Melsonby and then Principal of Edinburgh Theological College. In 1963 he became Bishop of Argyll and The Isles. From 1974 he was also Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Resigning in 1977 he became Priest in charge A priest in charge or priest-in-charge (previously also curate-in-charge) in the Church of England is a priest in charge of a parish who is not its incumbent. Such priests are not legally responsible for the churches and glebe, but simply hold ... of Etton with Dalton Holme and an Assistant Bishop of York. He died on 4 January 1994. Note ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primus Of The Scottish Episcopal Church
The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, styled "The Most Reverend the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church", is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd. Mark Strange who became primus on 27 June 2017. The word literally means "first" in Latin and is cognate to the related episcopal title Primate. Roles The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has the following tasks: *to preside at all provincial liturgical functions *to preside at all meetings of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church *to preside at all meetings of the Episcopal Synod *to declare and carry out the resolutions of the General Synod, the Episcopal Synod and the College of Bishops *to represent the Scottish Episcopal Church in its relation to all other churches of the Anglican Communion and other communions *to perform the functions and duties of primus as specified in the canons of the Scottish Episcopal Church *to correspond on behalf o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hannay
Thomas Hannay (10 June 1887 - 31 January 1970) was an Anglican bishop. Biography Hannay was educated at the University of Liverpool and Queens' College, Cambridge and ordained in 1910. He began his career with a curacy in Holmfirth after which he with the Universities’ Mission to Central Africa in Nyasaland. In 1927 he came to the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield and was its Principal from 1933 to 1941. He became Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in 1942, and in 1952 Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church; retiring from both posts in 1962.''Primus Of Episcopal Church To Retire'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fo ... Monday, 19 February 1962; pg. 6; Issue 55319; col B References 1887 births Alumni of the University of Liverpool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
