Background
He was born on 11 October 1950.
He was born on 11 October 1950.
He was educated at Allan Glen"s School, then an all-boys selective school in Glasgow.
Since 2010, he has been Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. He went on to study at the University of Glasgow and Clare College, Cambridge. He studied for the priesthood at Ripon College Cuddesdon.
He was ordained in 1984 and began his career as an Assistant Curate at Oakham.
After this he was Chaplain of Edinburgh Theological College followed by a spells as Rector of Street Columba’s, Largs, and then Street Ninian"s, Pollokshields in Glasgow. He was Dean of Glasgow and Galloway until his elevation to the Episcopate in 2010.
On 16 January 2010, he was elected Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. He was consecrated and installed at Street Mary"s Cathedral in Glasgow on 23 April 2010.