Gregor Duncan (bishop)
{{Short description|Retired Scottish Episcopalian bishop}}
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| honorific-prefix = The Right Reverend
| name = Gregor Duncan
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| title = Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
| image = Gregor Duncan - Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway - 13 May 2012.jpg
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| caption = Duncan preaching in St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow, in 2012
| church = Scottish Episcopal Church
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| elected = 16 January 2010
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| term = 2010-2018
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| predecessor = Idris Jones
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| successor = Kevin Pearson
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| ordination = 1984
| ordained_by = Douglas Feaver
| consecration = 23 April 2010
| consecrated_by = David Chillingworth
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|10|11|df=y}}
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| religion = Anglican
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| parents = Edwin John Duncan, Janet Brown
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| alma_mater = University of Glasgow
Clare College, Cambridge
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Gregor Duthie Duncan (born 11 October 1950) is a retired Anglican bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church who served as the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway from 2010 to 2018.
Early life
Duncan was born on 11 October 1950.{{cite web | title = GLASGOW AND GALLOWAY, Bishop of', Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010; online edn, Oct 2010 | url = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U14294 | access-date = 20 December 2010}} He was educated at Allan Glen's School, a boys' state selective school in Glasgow. He went on to study at the University of Glasgow and Clare College, Cambridge. He studied for the priesthood at Ripon College Cuddesdon.{{cite web | url = http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/d/20080/Gregor%20Duthie+DUNCAN.aspx | title = Debrett's - The Most Rev the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway | access-date = 20 December 2010}}
Ordained ministry
He was ordained deacon in 1983 and priest in 1984 by the Bishop of Peterborough. He began his ordained ministry as an assistant curate at Oakham.Crockford's (100th edition) After this he was chaplain of Edinburgh Theological College followed by rector of St Columba's, Largs,Bertie (2000) then St Ninian's, Pollokshields, in Glasgow. He was Dean of Glasgow and Galloway until his appointment to the episcopate in 2010.{{cite web | url = http://www.scotland.anglican.org/index.php/news/entry/new_bishop_of_glasgow_galloway_to_be_consecrated_in_cathedral_ceremony/ | title = New Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway to be consecrated in Cathedral ceremony | publisher = Scottish Episcopal Church | date = 23 April 2010 | access-date = 5 February 2011}}
On 16 January 2010, he was elected Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.{{cite web|title=The Very Rev Dr Gregor Duncan elected as Bishop |url=http://www.glasgow.anglican.org/index.php/news/entry/the_very_rev_dr_gregor_duncan_elected_as_bishop/ |website=News |publisher=The Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway |access-date=24 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224012901/http://www.glasgow.anglican.org/index.php/news/entry/the_very_rev_dr_gregor_duncan_elected_as_bishop/ |archive-date=24 December 2014 }} He was consecrated and installed at St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow on 23 April 2010.{{cite web|title=Consecration of New Bishop|url=http://thecathedral.org.uk/2010/04/11/new-bishop/|website=Featured Article|date=11 April 2010|publisher=St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow|access-date=24 December 2014}}
Gregor Duncan suffered a stroke in January 2017.{{cite web|last=Finley |first=Lorna |url=https://www.scotland.anglican.org/bishop-glasgow-galloway/ |title=Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway - The Scottish Episcopal Church |publisher=Scotland.anglican.org |date=2017-01-30 |access-date=2020-02-27}}
He announced his retirement in 2018, with a valedictory Choral Evensong taking place on 7 October 2018 at St Mary's Cathedral.{{Cite web|url=https://thecathedral.org.uk/2018/09/24/choral-evensong-for-bishop-gregor/|title=Choral Evensong for Bishop Gregor - St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow|date=2 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002064623/https://thecathedral.org.uk/2018/09/24/choral-evensong-for-bishop-gregor/|access-date=26 October 2021|archive-date=2 October 2018}}
References
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Sources
- {{cite book
| last = Bertie
| first = David M.
| year = 2000
| title = Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000
| location = Edinburgh
| publisher = T & T Clark
| isbn = 0-5670-8746-8
| oclc = 468720326
}}
- {{cite book
| last = Church of England. Archbishops Council
| year = 2007
| title = Crockford's clerical directory : a directory of the clergy of the Church of England, the Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Church of Ireland. 2008/2009
| edition = 100
| publisher = Church House Publishing
| isbn = 978-0-7151-1030-0
| oclc = 505322212
}}
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{{S-bef|before=Douglas Reid}}
{{S-ttl|title=Dean of Glasgow and Galloway|years=1996–2010}}
{{S-aft|after=Ian Barcroft}}
{{S-bef|before=Idris Jones}}
{{S-ttl|title=Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway|years=2010–2018}}
{{S-aft|after=Kevin Pearson}}
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Category:Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Category:Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge
Category:Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon
Category:Alumni of Edinburgh Theological College
Category:Deans of Glasgow and Galloway
Category:Bishops of Glasgow and Galloway