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Francis Moncreiff (bishop)

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The Most Reverend

Francis Moncreiff
Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseGlasgow and Galloway
In office1952–1974
PredecessorJohn How
SuccessorFrederick Goldie
Other post(s)Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1962–1973)
Orders
Ordination1931
by Leonard White-Thomson
Consecration15 July 1952
by Thomas Hannay
Personal details
Born(1906-09-29)29 September 1906
Died3 September 1984(1984-09-03) (aged 77)
NationalityScottish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJames Hamilton Moncreiff, Elizabeth Lilian Harvey
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

Francis Hamilton Moncreiff (29 September 1906 – 3 September 1984[1]) was an Anglican bishop.[2]

Early life and education

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Moncreiff was born in North Berwick, East Lothian, the son of James Hamilton Moncreiff. He was educated at Shrewsbury and then St John's College, Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts, 1927; Master of Arts 1931). He trained for the ordained ministry at Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Glasgow in 1967.[3]

Ordained ministry

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Moncreiff was ordained deacon in 1930 and priest in 1931 by the Bishop of Ely.[4] He began his ordained ministry with curacies at St Giles' Cambridge (1930 to 1935) and then St Augustine's in Kilburn (1935 to 1941). After this he was priest in charge of St Salvador's Church in Edinburgh from 1941 to 1947 and its rector until 1951. He also served as chaplain at H.M. Prison in Edinburgh between 1942 and 1951, and was a canon of the St Mary's Cathedral chapter in Edinburgh between 1950 and 1952.

Bishop

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In 1952, he was elected Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway and was consecrated on 15 July 1952 at St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow.[5] A decade later, he became Primus of Scotland, and he held both posts until his retirement in 1973. As a Bishop he was tall, austere and painfully shy. When visiting the Student chaplaincy he would sit in a corner holding a conversation with the Chaplain's dog. He used to give the Chief Constable a lift to the Cathedral for the 8 am Mass. The Passenger ventured a comment as they speeded through a third set of lights on Great Western Road. "Oh!" said Bishop Francis, "Do they count on Sundays?"

References

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  1. ^ Right Rev Francis Moncreiff The Times, 6 September 1984; pg. 14; Issue 61929; col G
  2. ^ St Cyprian's, Lenzie Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London: A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. ^ Crockford's, 1940-41 Oxford: OUP, 1940
  5. ^ "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D. M.: Edinburgh: T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
1952 – 1973
Succeeded by
Preceded by Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
1962 – 1973
Succeeded by