Douglas Cameron (bishop)
Douglas Maclean Cameron (born 23 March 1935) was an eminent Anglican bishop in the second half of the 20th century and the very start of the 21st.
The Right Reverend Douglas Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Argyll and The Isles | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Argyll and The Isles |
| In office | 1993-2004 |
| Predecessor | George Henderson |
| Successor | Martin Shaw |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1963 |
| Consecration | 1993 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1935 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Denomination | Anglican |
Biography
Born on 23 March [1] and educated at Edinburgh Theological College and the University of the South,[2] he was ordained (after National Service in the RAF) in 1963.[3] He began his career with a curacy at Christ Church, Falkirk [4] after which he was a Missionary in Papua New Guinea eventually rising to be its Archdeacon. Returning to the UK he was Priest in charge of St Fillan's, Edinburgh. Incumbencies at St Hilda's Edinburgh, St Mary's Dalkeith and St Leonard's Lasswade followed, before his appointment as Dean of Edinburgh in 1991. He was Bishop of Argyll and The Isles from 1993 to 2003.[5]
His brother Bruce Cameron was Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1992 to 2006.
Notes
- Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- Burke’s peerage
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
- Oban Times Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Brian Albert Hardy |
Dean of Edinburgh 1991 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Timothy David Morris |
| Preceded by George Kennedy Buchanan Henderson |
Bishop of Argyll and The Isles 1993 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Alexander Martin Shaw |