George Minshull Sessford (7 November 1928 - 21 July 1996) was

Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness The Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness is the ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. The bishop's seat ( cathedra) is located at the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Inverness, Scotland. The current bishop is ...

in the second half of the 20th century.

Biography

George was born in Aintree and educated at St Andrews University. After a period of study at Lincoln Theological College, he was ordained in 1954.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 His first posts were as

curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow The Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Naomh Moire), commonly called St Mary's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is located on the Great Western Road, in the west end of Glasgow, ...

and

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of the city's university. He was Priest in charge of Cumbernauld New Town from 1958 to 1966 and

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of Forres until his elevation to the episcopate. He is survived by three daughters, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

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1928 births People from Aintree Alumni of the University of St Andrews 20th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops Bishops of Moray, Ross and Caithness 1996 deaths Clergy from Liverpool {{Christian-clergy-stub