Gordon Ferguson McPhate (born 1 June 1950)[1] is an Anglican priest, who was Dean of Chester from 2002 to 2017.[2]
Gordon McPhate | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Chester | |
.jpg) McPhate (left) with Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chester |
| In office | 2002 to 2017 |
| Predecessor | Stephen Smalley |
| Successor | Tim Stratford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1950 |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Biography
editMcPhate was educated at the University of Aberdeen, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, the University of Surrey and the University of Edinburgh.[3]
After a spell as a tutor in Physiology at Clare College, he was ordained in 1979.[4] He later held lectureships at Guy’s Hospital and the University of St Andrews.[5] He was an honorary curate at Sanderstead,[6] then an honorary Minor Canon at Southwark Cathedral[7] and an honorary chaplain at St Andrews,[8] before his appointment[9] to the Deanery.[10] He retired from full-time ministry on 30 September 2017.[11]
References
edit- ^ Burke's Peerage
- ^ Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
- ^ ‘McPHATE, Very Rev. Gordon Ferguson’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
- ^ Who's Who 2012 – McPHATE, Gordon Ferguson
- ^ exploring surrey's past
- ^ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ Anglican communion
- ^ "Resignations and retirements". Church Times. No. 8044. p. 31. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 20 May 2017.