Francis Hamilton Moncreiff (29 September 1906 – 3 September 1984) was an

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Early life and education

Moncreiff was born in North Berwick,

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, the son of James Hamilton Moncreiff. He was educated at

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and then

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(

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, 1927;

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1931). He trained for the ordained ministry at Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was awarded a

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from the

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in 1967.

Ordained ministry

Moncreiff was

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deacon in 1930 and priest in 1931 by the

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. He began his ordained ministry with

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at St Giles'

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(1930 to 1935) and then St Augustine's in Kilburn (1935 to 1941). After this he was priest in charge of St Salvador's Church in

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from 1941 to 1947 and its rector until 1951. He also served as chaplain at H.M. Prison in Edinburgh between 1942 and 1951, and was a canon of the St Mary's

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between 1950 and 1952.

Bishop

In 1952, he was elected

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and was consecrated on 15 July 1952 at

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."Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D. M.: Edinburgh: T & T Clark A decade later,

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, posts he held until his retirement in 1973.

References

1881 births People from North Berwick People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Bishops of Glasgow and Galloway Primuses of the Scottish Episcopal Church 20th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops 1984 deaths {{Anglican-bishop-stub