Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness

Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent: Mark Strange
Province	Scotland
Diocese	Moray, Ross and Caithness
Cathedral	St Andrew's, Inverness
Formation	1864

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 the Right Reverend Mark Strange who was elected on 2 June 2007 and consecrated and installed on 13 October 2007.^[1][2][3]

Past and present bishops

For precursor offices, see Bishop of Moray, Bishop of Ross and Bishop of Caithness

Bishops of Moray, Ross and Caithness
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1864	1886	Robert Eden	Consecrated as Bishop of Moray and Ross on 9 March 1851, became Bishop Moray, Ross and Caithness in 1864. Died in office on 26 August 1886.[4]
1886	1904	James Kelly	Formerly Bishop of Newfoundland (1876–77). Appointed coadjutor bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness in 1885 and succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1886. Also served as Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness (1885–91) and Primus (1901–04). Retired as Primus on 27 May 1904 and bishop on 28 August 1904. Died on 15 May 1907.[5]
1904	1943	Arthur Maclean	Consecrated on 21 December 1904. Also served as Primus (1935–1943). Died in office on 24 February 1943.
1943	1952	Piers Holt Wilson	Previously Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane (1940–1943). Consecrated on 29 June 1943. Retired in 1952 and died on 3 February 1956.
1953	1970	Duncan MacInnes	Previously Dean of Argyll and The Isles (1946–1953). Consecrated on 13 January 1953. Died in office on 9 August 1970.
1970	1993	George Sessford	Formerly Rector of Forres. Elected and consecrated in 1970. Resigned in 1993 and died on 21 July 1996.
1994	1998	Gregor MacGregor	Consecrated on 3 September 1994. Retired in 1998 and died on 29 June 2003.
1999	2007	John Crook	Consecrated on 25 September 1999. Retired in 2007.
2007	present	Mark Strange	Formerly Rector of Elgin (1998–2007). Elected in June 2007 and consecrated on 13 October 2007.
Source(s):[6][7][8]

Notes

1. "New Bishop". Diocesan website, news section. 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
2. "New Bishop Elected for Moray, Ross & Caithness". Website of the Scottish Episcopal Church, news section. 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
3. "Ordination of New Bishop". Diocesan website, news section. 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
4. Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 246.
5. Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 321.
6. "Historical successions: Moray". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
7. Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, pp. 224, 332, 347, 348, 354–355, 452, 492, 613.
8. Dowden 1912, The Bishops of Scotland, pp. 426–429.

References

• Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. ISBN 0567087468.
• Dowden, John (1912). Thomson, J. Maitland, ed. The Bishops of Scotland. Glasgow: James Maclehose and Son.

External links

• The Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness