Alastair Haggart
Alastair Iain Macdonald Haggart was an eminent Anglican priest.[1]
Haggart was born on 10 October 1915 and educated at Hatfield College [2] and Edinburgh Theological College. Ordained in 1942, he began his career with curacies at St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow and St Mary’s Hendon.[3] He was Precentor at St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth from 1948 to 1951. After this he was Rector of St Oswald’s, King's Park, Glasgow [4] and then Acting Priest-in-Charge of St Martin’s, Glasgow. In 1959 he became Provost of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee, a post he held until 1971 when he became Principal and Pantonian Professor of his old theological college.
He became Bishop of Edinburgh in 1975;[5] and Primus of the Episcopal Church in Scotland in 1977. He retired from both posts in 1985 and died on 11 January 1998.
References
- ↑ Independent Biography
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP, 1948
- ↑ ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
- ↑ Diocesan web-site
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Sprott |
Provost of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee 1959–1971 |
Succeeded by Ted Luscombe |
| Preceded by Kenneth Carey |
Bishop of Edinburgh 1975–1985 |
Succeeded by Richard Holloway |
| Preceded by Richard Wimbush |
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1977 –1985 |
Succeeded by Ted Luscombe |