The Right Reverend Ian James Paton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane |
| Elected | 2 June 2018 |
| In office | 2018-present |
| Predecessor | David Chillingworth |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1983 |
| Consecration | 20 October 2018 by Mark Strange |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 67–68) Liverpool, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Carrie |
| Children | 1 |
Ian James Paton (born 1957) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2018, he has been the Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane in the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Ian Paton was born in 1957 in Liverpool. His father was born in Kingskettle in Fife and grew up in the Craigie, Perth. As a child, Paton had little interest in faith, and joined a choir at an Anglican church in Liverpool to avoid Sunday School. While studying history at Cambridge University, he decided to train as an Anglican priest and was ordained at the age of 25. [1]
Paton served his curacy in Reading. He also served as a rector at a church in East Lothian, a university chaplain in Oxford, honorary Anglican Chaplain to Edinburgh University, and Associate Tutor at the Scottish Episcopal Institute. From 1997 to 2018, he served as Rector of Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh, and was a Canon of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh from 2004 to 2018. [2]
In June 2018, it was announced that he had been elected Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. [3] [4] [5] He was consecrated and installed as bishop during a service at St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth on 20 October 2018. [6] [7]
Paton is the lead bishop for environmental affairs within the SEC. He supports the ordination of women and the rights of LGBTQ people. [2]