Gregor MacGregor (17 November 1933 – 29 June 2003) was

Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness The Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness is the ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. The bishop's seat (cathedra) is located at the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Inverness, Scotland. The current bishop is ...

in the second half of the 20th century.

Education

MacGregor was educated at Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School in Glasgow, where he became Dux, he went on to serve in the

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, gaining a commission as a sub-lieutenant in the RNVR. After this he did an MA in social science at

University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews (, ; abbreviated as St And in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and, f ...

. After graduation he did a Bachelor of Divinity at St Mary's College to train as a minister for the

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Ministry

After he finished his studies in 1967, he was stationed as a

minister in

Stromness Stromness (, ; ) is the second-most populous town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the southwestern part of Mainland, Orkney. It is a burgh with a parish around the outside with the town of Stromness as its capital. Etymology The name "Stromnes ...

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, set with the task of uniting two congregations. Whilst there, he became acquainted with the

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. After much thought he left Orkney in 1972 and commenced training for the Episcopal priesthood in

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway (; ) is one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, located in the western part of the Southern Uplands. It is bordered by East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and South Lanarkshire to the north; Scottish Borders to the no ...

. Later he moved to

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where he became a specialist in religious education at Glenrothes High School. He continued his training for the priesthood in the

Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane The Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church, part of the Anglican Communion. It is centred on St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth, and covers Fife, Perthshire, Kinross-shire, Clackmanna ...

. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1977 and was given charge of the parish of

Elie and Earlsferry Elie and Earlsferry is a coastal town and former royal burgh in Fife, and parish, Scotland, situated within the East Neuk beside Chapel Ness on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, eight miles east of Leven. The burgh comprised the linked vill ...

in the

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. In 1981 he became Rector of

Glenrothes Glenrothes ( ; ; , ) is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It had a population of 39,277 in the 2011 census, making it the third largest settlement in Fife and the 18th most populous locality in Scotland. Glenroth ...

while in 1986 he was appointed Provost of the

Cathedral of The Isles The Cathedral of the Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit is a Category A listed cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the town of Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae. It is one of the two cathedrals of the Diocese of Argyll and ...

. However, this was not satisfying to him and consequently returned to the

and became rector of

Dollar, Clackmannanshire Dollar () is a small town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, with an estimated population of in . It is east of Stirling. Toponymy The name is unrelated to the dollar currency name. Possible interpretations are that Dollar is derived from ''Doi ...

where he founded a group of fellow Franciscan Tertiaries. After this he became Mission Priest at St Luke's in

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until his elevation to the

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Episcopacy

On 3 May 1994 MacGregor was elected

, a post he held for 4 years, when he resigned in 1998 after feeling that his use as Bishop of the Diocese was completed. He returned to Edinburgh, where he remained for the remaining years of his life. Five years prior to his death, he suffered a stroke which left him disabled. He died on 29 June 2003 in Ferryfield Nursing Home in

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:MacGregor, Gregor 1933 births Alumni of the University of St Andrews 20th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops Bishops of Moray, Ross and Caithness 2003 deaths Provosts of the Cathedral of The Isles Converts to Anglicanism from Presbyterianism