Andrew Swift

Andrew Christopher Swift, DL (born 10 January 1968) is a British Anglican bishop and former engineer. Since 2018, he has been the Bishop of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Ordained ministry

Swift was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2007 and as a priest in 2008.[1] He served his curacy at St Catharine's Church, Gloucester in the Diocese of Gloucester.[2]

In 2010, Swift moved to the Scottish Episcopal Church, joining the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. He served as Dean of the Argyll and The Isles from 2012. He had additionally been Priest-in-Charge and then Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Dunoon and St Paul's Church, Rothesay. In June 2018, it was announced that he had been elected the next Bishop of Brechin.[2][1][3][4] On 25 August 2018, he was consecrated a bishop by Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and installed as the 51st Bishop of Brechin during a service at St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee.[5][6]

References

1. "Andrew Christopher Swift". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
2. "Swift, Very Rev. Andrew Christopher". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.258180.
3. "New Bishops elected". The Scottish Episcopal Church. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
4. Milne, Scott (4 June 2018). "New bishop of Brechin announced". The Courier. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
5. "Consecration dates announced for new Bishops". The Scottish Episcopal Church. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
6. "New Bishop of Brechin consecrated in Cathedral ceremony". The Scottish Episcopal Church. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

Scottish Episcopal Church titles
Preceded by Nigel Peyton	Bishop of Brechin 2018 to present	Incumbent