Isaac Munuswamy Poobalan is an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
priest. He has been
Provost of
St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen since 2015.
Biography
Poobalan was born in 1962. He studied at
University of Edinburgh.
Pooblan was
ordained in 1995. He served his
curacy at St Peter's, Lutton Place,
Edinburgh. He was then
Priest in charge at St Clement, Aberdeen. He was
Rector
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of
St John's, Aberdeen
St John the Evangelist — also known as St John's — off Crown Street is a Scottish Episcopal Church in Aberdeen, Scotland.
History
The Episcopal congregation in Aberdeen that became St John's Church began when the Kirk of St Nicholas eject ...
from 2001 until his appointment as
Provost. He is also
Chaplain
A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...
of
Robert Gordon University
Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon (philanthropist), ...
.
RGU
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References
1962 births
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Provosts of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen
Living people
People associated with Robert Gordon University
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