John Henry James "Ian" MacLeay was an Anglican

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. Born on 7 December 1931 and educated at

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, he was ordained, after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in 1958. He began his career with

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St John's,

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and St Michael's, Inverness, of which he was then

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until 1970. He was

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of St Columba's,

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with St John the Baptist's, Rothiemurchus until 1978 after which he was

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of St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness and Synod Clerk for the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles for a further nine years. In 1987 he became Dean of Argyll and The Isles”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark a post he held for twelve years.

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1931 births Living people Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford Scottish Episcopalian clergy Deans of Argyll and The Isles Alumni of the College of the Resurrection {{Christian-clergy-stub