Alexander Penrose Forbes, was a Scottish Episcopalian divine, born at Edinburgh. A leading cleric in the Scottish Episcopal Church, he was Bishop of Brechin from 1847 until his death in 1875.
The Diocese of Brechin is in the east of Scotland, and is the smallest of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers the historic counties of Angus and Kincardineshire. It stretches from Muchalls in the north east down to Dundee in the south, and across to Glencarse in the south west. The cathedral and administrative centre is St Paul’s Cathedral in Dundee. The diocese continues to be named after its medieval centre of Brechin.
Barnhill is an area in Dundee, located within the suburb of Broughty Ferry. It is approximately 4½ miles east of Dundee City Centre. Until the late 19th century, Barnhill was a separate village.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld is one of eight dioceses of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Scotland. On 9 January 2014, Stephen Robson was enthroned as the diocese's ninth bishop.
Christopher Russell Campling is a retired Anglican priest who was the Dean of Ripon.
Hugh Willoughby Jermyn was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 19th century and the very start of the 20th.
Lawrence Edward "Ted" Luscombe is a British Anglican bishop and author. He was Bishop of Brechin from 1975 to 1990, and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1985 to 1990.
John Chappell Sprott was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.
The post of Archdeacon of Chichester was created in the 12th century, although the Diocese of Sussex was founded by St Wilfrid, the exiled Bishop of York, in AD 681. The original location of the see was in Selsey. The see was moved to Chichester, in about 1075, by decree of the Synod of London. Currently, Luke Irvine-Capel is the Archdeacon.
Dundee Royal Infirmary, often shortened to DRI, was a major teaching hospital in Dundee, Scotland. Until the opening of Ninewells Hospital in 1974, Dundee Royal Infirmary was Dundee's main hospital. It was closed in 1998, after 200 years of operation.
Wilfrid Denys Pawson was Archdeacon of Lindisfarne from 1956 until his death.
The Rev Canon Ian Guild Stewart was Dean of Brechin from 2007 until 2008.
The Very Rev Ernest Hayes was Dean of Brechin from 1971 until 1983.
The Very Rev Joseph Brewer Jobberns was Dean of Brechin from 1931 until 1936.
William Leslie Christie was Dean of Brechin from 1917 until 1931.
Rev. William Charles Simons was an English Anglican priest who served as Dean of Brechin from 1913 until 1917.
The Very Rev Heneage Horsley was Dean of Brechin from 1812 until his death.
The Very Rev Richard Elual Kerrin was Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1956 to 1969.
Anthony Robert Wright, is a retired Church of England priest. He served as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons from 1998 to 2010. From 2005 to 2010, he was also Sub-Dean and a canon of Westminster Abbey, and Archdeacon of Westminster. In 2010, he retired and was appointed canon emeritus.
James Nicolson (1832-1889) was Dean of Brechin from 1874 until his death on 25 January 1889.
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