Duncan Montgomery Gray III is an
Episcopal
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bishop
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who served as the ninth
Bishop of Mississippi from 2003 till 2015. His grandfather,
Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr. was the fifth Bishop of Mississippi, while his father,
Duncan M. Gray Jr., was the seventh Bishop of Mississippi.
Biography
Gray graduated from the
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment.
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in 1971 and
Virginia Theological Seminary
Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), formally called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, located at 3737 Seminary Road in Alexandria, Virginia is the largest and second oldest accredited Episcopal seminary in the Unit ...
after which he was ordained deacon in 1975 and priest a year later. His first post was as curate of St James' Church in
Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 34,400 at the 2010 census. It is located in the area of historic cotton plantations and culture known as the Mississippi Delta.
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. He also served as chaplain of Trinity School in
an associate priest at Holy Communion Church in
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
. He later became rector of St Peter's Church in
Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford is a city and college town in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Oxford lies 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Memphis, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Lafayette County. Founded in 1837, it was named after the British city of Oxf ...
. On February 26, 2000, Gray was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi and was consecrated on June 17 of the same year. He succeeded as bishop in 2003 and retired in 2015.
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Anglican bishops in the United States
Episcopal bishops of Mississippi
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