Susan Marjory Brown (born 12 December 1958) is a Scottish Presbyterian minister. She is the minister at Dornoch Cathedral and Honorary Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland. She was the first woman to take charge of a cathedral in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
Susan Brown | |
|---|---|
| Moderator of the General Assembly | |
_(cropped).jpg) Brown in 2019 | |
| Church | Church of Scotland |
| In office | May 2018 – May 2019 |
| Predecessor | Derek Browning |
| Successor | Colin Sinclair |
| Other post(s) | Chaplain-in-Ordinary (2012–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1985 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Susan Marjory Attwell 12 December 1958 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Presbyterianism |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Early life and education
editBrown was born on 12 December 1958 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was educated at Penicuik High School, a non-denominational school in Midlothian. She went on to study at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1981 and completing a Diploma in Ministry (DipMin) in 1983.[3]
Ministry
editBrown served as an assistant minister at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh from 1983 to 1985. Having been ordained in 1985, she served as minister of Killearnan Parish Church near Muir of Ord in Ross-Shire from 1985 to 1998. Since 1998, she has been minister of Dornoch Cathedral in Sutherland.[3] She officiated at the wedding of Madonna and Guy Ritchie in 2000.[4] She has additionally served as Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Elizabeth II since 2010.[3]
On 9 October 2017, it was announced that she had been nominated as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. She took up the position in May 2018 and served until May 2019.[5]
Personal life
editIn 1981, Susan Attwell married Derek Brown, a fellow minister and hospital chaplain.[3][6] Together they have two children: one daughter and one son.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Thoroughly modern minister She is the first woman in charge of a cathedral, skates down the aisles, wraps children in toilet paper, and will be at the centre of attention at Madonna's wedding - oh, and she's a breath of fresh air in the Church o". The Herald. 16 December 2000. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Macdonald, Lesley Orr (1999). In good company: women in the ministry. Wild Goose Publications. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-901557-15-2. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Brown, Very Rev. Susan Marjory". Who's Who 2020. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U290218. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Morton, Andrew (2 May 2002). Madonna. Macmillan. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-312-98310-9. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Madonna minister appointed as Church of Scotland Moderator". BBC News. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "New Church of Scotland moderator named as Rev Susan Brown". Premier Christian News. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.