Francis Moncreiff (bishop)

Francis Hamilton Moncreiff (29 September 1906 – 3 September 1984)[1] was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[2]

The Most Reverend Francis Moncreiff D.D.
Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Glasgow and Galloway
In office	1952–1974
Predecessor	John How
Successor	Frederick Goldie
Other posts	Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1962–1973)
Orders
Ordination	1931
Consecration	15 July 1952 by Thomas Hannay
Personal details
Born	(1906-09-29)29 September 1906 North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Died	3 September 1984(1984-09-03) (aged 77)
Nationality	Scottish
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	James Hamilton Moncreiff & Elizabeth Lilian Harvey
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

Moncreiff was born in North Berwick, educated at Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1931.[4] He began his ordained ministry with curacies at St Giles' Cambridge and St Augustine's, Kilburn. After this he was priest in charge of St Salvador's, Edinburgh from 1941 to 1947 and its rector until 1951. The following year he was elected Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway[5] and a decade later Primus of Scotland, posts he held until his retirement in 1973.

References

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 John Charles Halland How	Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway 1952 – 1973	Succeeded by Frederick Goldie
Preceded by Thomas Hannay	Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1962 – 1973	Succeeded by Richard Wimbush