The Rev. Canon Stewart Adam Thomson Mallin (12 August 1924 – 21 January 2000) was an eminent

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in the second half of the 20th century.

Biography

Mallin was born on 12 August 1924, educated at Lasswade Secondary School and

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and

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in 1962. He was

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at St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness and was then an itinerant

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in the

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until 1968. He was

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of St Peter and the Holy Rood,

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, and St John's,

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from 1968 until 1977. After this he was Rector of St James,

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and St Anne's,

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. He was Dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness from 1983 until 1991."Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000", Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark He died on 21 January 2000.

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1924 births People educated at Lasswade High School Centre Deans of Moray, Ross and Caithness 2000 deaths Alumni of Edinburgh Theological College {{UK-Anglican-clergy-stub