Duncan Montgomery Gray III

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Duncan Montgomery Gray

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Bishop of Mississippi
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Mississippi
In office2003–2015
Predecessor Alfred C. Marble Jr.
Successor Brian R. Seage
Orders
Ordination1976
by  Duncan M. Gray Jr.
ConsecrationJune 17, 2000
by  Frank T. Griswold
Personal details
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
Parents Duncan M. Gray Jr. & Ruth Spivey
SpouseKathryn Gray
Children2
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi (2000-2003)
Education University of Mississippi

Duncan Montgomery Gray III is an Episcopal bishop who served as the ninth Bishop of Mississippi from 2003 till 2015. His grandfather, Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr. was the fifth Bishop of Mississippi, while his father, Duncan M. Gray Jr., was the seventh Bishop of Mississippi. [1]

Biography

Gray graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1971 and Virginia Theological Seminary after which he was ordained deacon in 1975 and priest a year later. His first post was as curate of St James' Church in Greenville, Mississippi. He also served as chaplain of Trinity School in New Orleans an associate priest at Holy Communion Church in Memphis, Tennessee. He later became rector of St Peter's Church in Oxford, Mississippi. On February 26, 2000, Gray was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi and was consecrated on June 17 of the same year. He succeeded as bishop in 2003 and retired in 2015. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Rt. Rev. Duncan Montgomery Gray, III", The Episcopal Church in Mississippi
  2. ↑ "It really is Deja vu all over again", The Living Church, 2000
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