Mark Jeremy Strange (born 2 November 1961) is a British
Anglican
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bishop. He is the current
Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
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The bishop's seat ( cathedra) is located at the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Inverness, Scotland. The current bishop is ...
in the
Scottish Episcopal Church. He is the
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, having been elected at an Episcopal Synod in Edinburgh on 27 June 2017.
Early life and education
He was educated at the
University of Aberdeen; he was awarded a
Licentiate of Theology in 1982.
After working in one of the
Licensed trades from 1982 to 1984, he continued his education at
Lincoln Theological College, C.M.M. 1987.
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Ordained ministry
He was ordained in the Anglican ministry a deacon in 1989 and priest in 1990.[ His first ]pastoral
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appointment was as a curate
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at St Barnabas with Christ Church, Worcester (1989–92), then the Vicar o
St