Posted Saturday 16 January 2010
The Very Rev Dr Gregor Duncan
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.
Gregor Duncan is currently Rector of St Ninian’s Church, Pollokshields and Dean of the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway.
On hearing the news of his election Gregor Duncan said “I am deeply honoured to be given this responsibility by the electors of the Diocese and am committed wholly to this new office.”
The election of the new bishop was carried out by an Electoral Synod (comprising representatives of clergy and lay church members from the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway and was chaired by the Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, who says “I am delighted to welcome Dean Gregor Duncan as the next Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. He has faithfully served the Scottish Episcopal Church and the clergy and people of Glasgow and Galloway for many years. He is widely respected and admired for his faithful pastoral care and the strength of his spirituality. I am delighted that he has now been chosen by the Electoral Synod to serve as bishop of this Diocese.”
Dean Gregor Duncan is 59 and his interests include collecting records and CDs, cooking and entertaining, reading modern novels, travel and history books.
A service of consecration and installation of the new Bishop will take place in St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow. Details of this service will be available at a later date.
Biography
Very Rev Dr Gregor Duncan, 1950. Glasgow Univ MA(Hons) 1968-72. Clare Coll Cambridge PhD 1977. Ripon Coll Cuddesdon, Oriel Coll Oxon 1980-83, BA(Hons) 1981-83. Deaconed 1983. Priested 1984. Curate, Oakham w Hambleton & Egleton & Braunston w Brooke 1983-86. Chaplain, Edinburgh Theo Coll 1987-89. Rector, St Columba’s Largs 1989-99. Dean, Glasgow & Galloway Diocese 1996-. Rector, St Ninian’s Pollokshields 1999 -.
Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Glasgow & Galloway, General
