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]
Sarah Murray | |
|---|---|
| Provost of Inverness Cathedral | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness |
| In office | October 2017 to present |
| Predecessor | Alex Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1970 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Early and personal life
editMurray was born on 3 December 1970 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England. She was educated at St Mary's Hall, an all-girls private school in Brighton.[2]
Ordained ministry
editMurray 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sarah Elisabeth Murray". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Murray, Very Rev. Sarah Elisabeth". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b "New Vice-Provost installed in Inverness Cathedral". The Scottish Episcopal Church. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "For Rev. Sarah Murray, installed as Provost today". The United Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2019.