Sarah Murray (priest)

Sarah Elisabeth Murray (born 3 December 1970) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2017, she has served as Provost of Inverness Cathedral in the Scottish Episcopal Church.[1][2][3]

Early and personal life

Murray was born on 3 December 1970 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England. She was educated at St Mary's Hall, an all-girls independent school in Brighton.[2]

Ordained ministry

Murray studied at the University of Aberdeen, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 2012, and trained for ordination at the Theological Institute of the Scottish Episcopal Church.[1] She was ordained as a deacon in 2013 and as a priest in 2014.[1] From 2013 to 2016, she served as a curate in the Isla Deveron Group in the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness.[2]

In July 2016, Murray was installed as the Vice-Provost of the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Inverness (commonly called Inverness Cathedral).[3] She became Provost of Inverness Cathedral in October 2017.[2][4]

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References
  1. "Sarah Elisabeth Murray". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Murray, Very Rev. Sarah Elisabeth". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. "New Vice-Provost installed in Inverness Cathedral". The Scottish Episcopal Church. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. "For Rev. Sarah Murray, installed as Provost today". The United Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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