John Murray (Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow)

John Gabriel Murray (1901–1973) was an Anglican priest[1] in the mid 20th century.

He was born in 1901[2] and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained after a period of study at Bishops' College, Cheshunt[4] in 1925. His first posts were curacies at St Mark's Regent's Park[5] and St Gabriel, Pimlico[6] after which he was Perpetual Curate at All Saints, Hampton.[7] He was then Vicar of St Francis,[8] Isleworth[9] before becoming Provost[10] of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow.[11] In 1944[12] he became Vicar of St Mary's, Hendon[13] and then in 1952 of St Mary the Virgin, Eynesbury.[14] From 1959 to 1970 he was at All Saint's Glencarse.[15] He retired to Pittenweem and died in 1973.[16]

References

  1. The History of Scottish Episcopal Church Archived 18 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1971–72 OUP, Oxford, 1973 ISBN 0104884185
  3. "TRinity College Register of Members, 1929" Cambridge, Trinity College, 1929
  4. Photo of College Archived 1 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Church web-site (1)
  6. Church web-site (2)
  7. Church web-site (3)
  8. Church web-site (4)
  9. Preaches at the Church Lads Brigade Annual service of thanksgiving > The Times, Monday, 25 October 1937; pg. 19; Issue 47824; col D Ecclesiastical News
  10. St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow
  11. "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0567087468
  12. The Times, Saturday, 11 March 1944; pg. 6; Issue 49802; col C Ecclesiastical News
  13. Church web-site (5)
  14. Church web-site (6)
  15. Church website (7) Archived 20 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  16. East Neuk Records Office Record Number414/00 0015
Religious titles
Preceded by
Kenneth Warner
Provost and Rector of
St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow

1937–1944
Succeeded by
Martin Leonard
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