Andrew Swift (bishop)
Andrew Christopher Swift, Anglican bishop and former engineer. Since 2018, he has been the Bishop of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Education
Swift graduated Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in 1990, and Master of Science from the University of Aberdeen in 1997. He undertook formation for the priesthood at Ripon College Cuddesdon, graduating Bachelor of Theology from the University of Oxford in 2008.[1]
Ordained ministry
Swift was
In 2010, Swift moved to the
Rothesay. In June 2018, it was announced that he had been elected the next Bishop of Brechin.[3][2][4][5] On 25 August 2018, he was consecrated a bishop by Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and installed as the 51st Bishop of Brechin during a service at St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee.[6][7]
References
- ISBN 978-0-905573-94-6.
- ^ a b "Andrew Christopher Swift". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ "New Bishops elected". The Scottish Episcopal Church. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Milne, Scott (4 June 2018). "New bishop of Brechin announced". The Courier. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Consecration dates announced for new Bishops". The Scottish Episcopal Church. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "New Bishop of Brechin consecrated in Cathedral ceremony". The Scottish Episcopal Church. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.