Roy Francis Ferguson Flatt (4 September 1947 – 13 March 2011) was an

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man who was ordained as a priest in the

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, and served in the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles. Born in

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in 1947 and educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Bury St Edmunds and the

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, Glasgow, he was ordained in 1981 and began his career with a

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, Fife. He was then Diocesan Secretary of Argyll and The Isles and later its

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–-a post he held from 1999 to 2005. He was the

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. He died on 13 March 2011.Rev. Roy Flatt
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1947 births 2011 deaths Clergy from Bury St Edmunds People educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds Alumni of the University of Strathclyde Scottish Episcopalian priests Deans of Argyll and The Isles {{Christian-clergy-stub