All news entries in the Bishops category:
- Wednesday 12 October 2011New Bishop of Brechin installed in special Cathedral ceremony
- The Rt Rev Dr Nigel Peyton was consecrated and installed as the Bishop of Brechin in a special service at 2.30pm on Saturday 8 October in the Cathedral Church of St Paul, Dundee.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Brechin
- Tuesday 08 February 2011New Bishop of Argyll and The Isles consecrated and installed
- The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson was consecrated and installed as Bishop of Argyll and The Isles on Friday 4 February in St John's Cathedral, Oban.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Argyll & the Isles
- Monday 07 February 2011Primus reflects on recent Primates’ Meeting
- A reflection by the Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on the recent Primates' Meeting in Dublin.
- Category: Bishops, Primus
- Monday 07 February 2011Bishop of Edinburgh backs call for rhino monument to paperback bookshop
- In an article in Scotland on Sunday newspaper the Bishop of Edinburgh, the Rt Rev Brian Smith, says that Britian's first paperback only bookshop - opened in Edinburgh in 1959 - deserves to be commemorated as a cultural nexus from which the ideas for the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Traverse Theatre emerged. Read the full story on the Scotland on Sunday website.
- Category: Bishops, General
- Tuesday 30 November 2010The Rt Rev Dr John Mantle RIP
- The Rt Rev Dr John Mantle, who retired from the office of Bishop of Brechin on 16 October, died at home in Peterborough on Monday 29 November. He was 64. His funeral requiem will be at the Church of St Kyneburgha Castor near Peterborough at 11am on Tuesday 14th December, followed by committal at Peterborough Crematorium at 12.30 the same day. There there will be a memorial service in the Diocese of Brechin in the New Year.
- Category: Bishops
- Wednesday 06 October 2010New Bishop elected for Argyll and The Isles
- The Very Rev Kevin Pearson is the Bishop-elect of Argyll and The Isles. The See became vacant following the retirement last year of the Rt Rev Martin Shaw who had served the diocese as Bishop for five years.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Argyll & the Isles
- Monday 27 September 2010End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill
- The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church says: “The College of Bishops made a submission to the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Committee in May 2010 on the issues raised by the End of Life Assistance [Scotland] Bill. “The submission recognises the differing views which are held among members of our Church. It draws on resolutions of the Lambeth Conference 1998 and contributions on this subject from the Archbishop of Canterbury. “The view of the Bishops is that they would be reluctant to see moves to enshrine the right to die through assisted suicide formally enshrined in legislation. However they draw attention to the underlying meaning of 'euthanasia' as 'dying well.' The Church is committed to supporting the hospice movement and to compassionate care of those who face debilitating illnesses which erode human dignity and well-being.'
- Category: Bishops
- Saturday 16 January 2010New Bishop elected for Glasgow and Galloway
- The Very Rev Dr Gregor Duncan was today elected the new bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, following the retirement last year of the Rt Rev Dr Idris Jones, who had served the diocese as Bishop for 11 years.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Glasgow & Galloway, General
- Saturday 12 December 2009Three candidates short-listed in vacancy for Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway
- Three candidates have been short-listed for the office of Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway which became vacant in July following the retirement of the Rt Rev Dr Idris Jones, who served the diocese as Bishop for 11 years.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Glasgow & Galloway
- Friday 13 November 2009Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney meets with North East and Island MSPs
- The Rt Rev Dr Bob Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, has visited the Scottish Parliament to meet with MSPs representing the North East of Scotland and the Northern Islands, for a full and frank exchange of views on the issues surrounding minimum pricing of alcohol and the controversial use of heroin as a substitute to the methadone programme for drug addiction.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Aberdeen & Orkney, General
- Thursday 05 November 2009‘Nettle that is alcohol misuse must be grasped’ says Scottish Bishop
- The Rt Rev Dr Bob Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney is calling on Scottish Parliament to adopt the forthcoming Alcohol Bill, saying 'Some bits of the Bill are going to be controversial, especially minimum pricing. However if our nation and each of us within it is to have a healthy future then the nettle that is alcohol misuse must be grasped.'
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Aberdeen & Orkney, General
- Thursday 15 October 2009Meeting of primates and presiding bishops of the Porvoo Communion
- Climate change, diaspora congregations and the understanding of communion amidst the current economic crisis were among the topics discussed as the primates and presiding bishops in the Porvoo Communion met in Porvoo, Finland from 12 to 13 October.
- Category: Bishops
- Thursday 09 April 2009To praise God is to triumph
- A reflection for Easter by the Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
- Category: Bishops, Primus
- Monday 09 February 2009The Primus comments on last week’s Anglican Primates Meeting
- The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, The Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, comments on last week’s Anglican Primates Meeting in Alexandria, Egypt.
- Category: Bishops, General
- Sunday 25 January 2009Bishop of Aberdeen interviewed about the 2009 Provincial Conference
- Plans are well underway for the next Provincial Conference of the Scottish Episcopal Church which takes place on 2-4th October 2009 at the MacDonald Highland Resort, Aviemore. The theme of the conference is Living Well – Proclaim, Discover, Respond and is based on the Biblical story in John 4:3-43 – the encounter between Jesus and a woman at a well. The Rt Rev Dr Bob Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, is chair of the Conference Planning Group and shares some of his visions for the conference.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Aberdeen & Orkney, General, Provincial Conference 2009
- Thursday 11 December 2008Life is a gift from God
- "Christians believe that life is a gift from God. We believe that the choice to end life is not a choice which we should make, however painful and distressing the circumstances" says the Rt Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane, General
- Friday 17 October 2008A Perspective on Embryo Research
- The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is expected to be debated on Wednesday 22 October in the House of Commons. Writing in The Scotsman newspaper's ‘Platform' column earlier this year the Rt Rev Robert Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, offered his perspective on the issue.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Aberdeen & Orkney
- Thursday 31 July 2008Engaging with the Lambeth Conference on every level
- All the Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church are fully engaged with the Lambeth Conference at every level, says the Most Rev Idris Jones, Primus.
- Category: Bishops, Lambeth 2008, Primus
- Friday 25 July 2008Scottish Bishops join Walk of Witness in London
- Bishops representing the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church joined hundreds of their fellow clergy on Thursday 24 July in marching through London to demand urgent action on global poverty.
- Category: Bishops, General, Lambeth 2008
- Friday 04 July 2008Twenty Years On - Piper Alpha Remembered
- A service in the Kirk of Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, on Sunday 6 July will mark the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha tragedy, conducted by the Rev Fred Coutts of Aberdeen Hospitals.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Aberdeen & Orkney, General
