John Murray (priest)

For other religious figures named John Murray, see John Murray (disambiguation) § Religion and theology.

John Gabriel Murray (1901–1973) was an Anglican priest[1] in the mid 20th century.

He was born in 1901[2] and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained after a period of study at Bishops' College, Cheshunt[4] in 1925. His first posts were curacies at St Mark’s Regent's Park[5] and St Gabriel, Pimlico[6] after which he was Perpetual Curate at All Saints, Hampton.[7] He was then Vicar of St Francis,[8] Isleworth[9] before becoming Provost[10] of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow.[11] In 1944[12] he became Vicar of St Mary’s, Hendon[13] and then in 1952 of St Mary the Virgin, Eynesbury.[14] From 1959 to 1970 he was at All Saint’s Glencarse.[15] He retired to Pittenweem and died in 1973.[16]

References

  1. ↑ The History of Scottish Episcopal Church
  2. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1971–72 OUP, Oxford, 1973 ISBN 0104884185
  3. ↑ "TRinity College Register of Members, 1929" Cambridge, Trinity College, 1929
  4. ↑ Photo of College
  5. ↑ Church web-site (1)
  6. ↑ Church web-site (2)
  7. ↑ Church web-site (3)
  8. ↑ Church web-site (4)
  9. ↑ Preaches at the Church Lads Brigade Annual service of thanksgiving > The Times, Monday, 25 Oct 1937; pg. 19; Issue 47824; col D Ecclesiastical News
  10. ↑ St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow
  11. ↑ ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0567087468
  12. ↑ The Times, Saturday, 11 Mar 1944; pg. 6; Issue 49802; col C Ecclesiastical News
  13. ↑ Church web-site (5)
  14. ↑ Church web-site (6)
  15. ↑ Church website (7)
  16. ↑ East Neuk Records Office Record Number414/00 0015
Religious titles
Preceded by
Kenneth Warner		 Provost and Rector of
St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
1937–1944 		Succeeded by
Martin Leonard
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