Gordon Ogilvie (born 22 August 1942) is a retired British
Anglican
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priest. He was
Archdeacon of Nottingham
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Histor ...
from 1996 until 2006.
Early life and education
Ogilvie was born on 22 August 1942.
He was educated at
Hillhead High School, then a
grammar school
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in
Glasgow
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.
He studied at the
University of Glasgow
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, and graduated with an
undergraduate Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1964.
He then entered the
London College of Divinity, an
Evangelical
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Anglican
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theological college
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, to train for ordination.
During this time he also studied
theology
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at the
University of London
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as an
external student,
and graduated with a
Bachelor of Divinity
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(BD) degree in 1967.
Ordained ministry
Ogilvie was
ordained
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in the
Church of England
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as a
deacon
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in 1967 and as a
priest
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in 1968.
From 1967 to 1972, he served his
curacy at St Giles' and St George's,
Ashtead in the
Diocese of Guildford.
He then moved to the
Diocese of St Albans where he was
Vicar
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of St James's Church,
New Barnet from 1972 until 1980.
In 1980, he became
Director
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of
Pastoral Studies at
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
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. In 1989, he became
Team Rector
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A ...
of
Harlow
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. He was made an
honorary canon of
Chelmsford Cathedral
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in January 1994. From 1996 to 2006, he was
Archdeacon of Nottingham
The Archdeacon of Nottingham is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, who exercises supervision of clergy and responsibility for church buildings within the Archdeaconry of Nottingham.
Histor ...
in the
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
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.
Since 2007, Ogilvie has held
Permission to Officiate in the
Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
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History
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.
During his retirement, he continues his ministry part-time as a member of the clergy team of Saint Andrew's Church, an
Episcopal
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church in
St Andrews
St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fou ...
.
Personal life
In 1967, Ogilvie married Sylvia Margaret Weir. Together they have two children; one son and one daughter.
References
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1942 births
People from Hillhead
People educated at Hillhead High School
Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Archdeacons of Nottingham
Living people
Alumni of St John's College, Nottingham
Alumni of the University of London