Gordon Ogilvie (priest)

Gordon Ogilvie (born 22 August 1942) is a retired British Anglican priest. He was Archdeacon of Nottingham from 1996 until 2006.[1][2]

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Gordon Ogilvie
Archdeacon of Nottingham
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Southwell and Nottingham
In office1996 to 2006
Orders
Ordination1967 (deacon)
1968 (priest)
Personal details
Born (1942-08-22) 22 August 1942
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
Spouse
Sylvia
(
m. 1967)
ChildrenTwo
EducationHillhead High School
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
London College of Divinity
University of London

Early life and education

Ogilvie was born on 22 August 1942.[3] He was educated at Hillhead High School, then a grammar school in Glasgow.[3] He studied at the University of Glasgow, and graduated with an undergraduate Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1964.[4] He then entered the London College of Divinity, an Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordination.[3] During this time he also studied theology at the University of London as an external student,[3] and graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1967.[4]

Ordained ministry

Ogilvie was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1967 and as a priest in 1968.[4] From 1967 to 1972, he served his curacy at St Giles' and St George's, Ashtead in the Diocese of Guildford.[4] He then moved to the Diocese of St Albans where he was Vicar of St James's Church, New Barnet from 1972 until 1980.[3]

In 1980, he became Director of Pastoral Studies at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. In 1989, he became Team Rector of Harlow.[5] He was made an honorary canon of Chelmsford Cathedral in January 1994.[6] From 1996 to 2006, he was Archdeacon of Nottingham in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.[4]

Since 2007, Ogilvie has held Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.[4] During his retirement, he continues his ministry part-time as a member of the clergy team of Saint Andrew's Church, an Episcopal church in St Andrews.[7][8]

Personal life

In 1967, Ogilvie married Sylvia Margaret Weir. Together they have two children; one son and one daughter.[3]

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References
  1. Church news. The Times (London, England), Saturday, 22 June 1996; pg. 26; Issue 65613
  2. ‘OGILVIE, Ven. Gordon’, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, Oct 2014 accessed 29 Jan 2015
  3. "OGILVIE, Ven. Gordon". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. "Gordon Ogilvie". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 p603 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  6. "Church appointments". The Independent. 15 January 1994. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  7. "Other clergy". Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, St Andrews. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  8. "St Andrew, St Andrews". Scottish Episcopal Church. General Synod of The Scottish Episcopal Church. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Tom Walker		 Archdeacon of Nottingham
1996–2006		 Succeeded by
Peter Hill
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