Background
Moncreiff was born in North Berwick, educated at Shrewsbury and Street John"s College, Cambridge.
Moncreiff was born in North Berwick, educated at Shrewsbury and Street John"s College, Cambridge.
Ripon College Cuddesdon. Shrewsbury School; Street John"s College.
He was ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1931. He began his ordained ministry with curacies at Street Giles" Cambridge and Street Augustine"s, Kilburn. After this he was priest in charge of Street Salvador"s, Edinburgh from 1941 to 1947 and its rector until 1951.
The following year he was elected Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway and a decade later Primus of Scotland, posts he held until his retirement in 1973.
