Kevin Pearson (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Kevin Pearson
Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
Pearson in 2013
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseGlasgow and Galloway
Elected18 January 2020
In office2020–present
PredecessorGregor Duncan
Other post(s)Bishop of Argyll and The Isles (2011–2020)
Orders
Ordination30 June 1980
by John Habgood
Consecration4 February 2011
by David Chillingworth
Personal details
Born (1954-08-27) 27 August 1954 (age 70)
Sunderland, England
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseElspeth Atkinson

Kevin Pearson (born 27 August 1954) is an Anglican bishop. He served as the Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in the Scottish Episcopal Church from 2011 to 2020. In July 2020, he became the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.[1]

Early life

Pearson was born on 27 August 1954 and brought up in Sunderland, England.[2] He was educated at Leeds University, Edinburgh University and Edinburgh Theological College.

Ordained ministry

Pearson was made deacon at Petertide 1979 (1 June)[3] and ordained priest the next Petertide (30 June 1980) — both times by John Habgood, Bishop of Durham at Durham Cathedral[4] — and began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Mary, Horden. He was rector at St Salvador Edinburgh from 1987 to 1993 and associate rector of Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh, briefly from 1993 to 1994. He was priest in charge at Linlithgow from 1994 to 1995 when he became rector of St Michael and All Saints Church, Edinburgh, as well as dean of the diocese from 2004 to 2010.

He was elected Bishop of Argyll and The Isles at an Episcopal Synod held at the Cathedral of the Isles on 6 October 2010.[5] He was consecrated and installed as bishop at Oban on Candlemas 2011 (4 February 2011).[6] He was enthroned in the Cathedral of The Isles on 16 April 2011.[7]

On 18 January 2020, Pearson was elected the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway by the college of bishops. He was translated to the diocese on 1 July 2020 by letter, the planned enthronement on 4 July having been cancelled due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9] He will retire on 31 August 2024.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ "Argyll and The Isles, Bishop of", Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, accessed 9 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Helen-Ann Hartley consecrated as Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki". News Archive. Ripon College Cuddesdon. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6073. 6 July 1979. p. 17. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 11 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6125. 4 July 1980. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 11 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ "New Bishop elected for Argyll and The Isles". Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Diocesan Newsletter for Argyll and The Isles (February 2011)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Diocesan Newsletter for Argyll and The Isles (April 2011)" (PDF).
  8. ^ "New Bishop elected for Glasgow and Galloway". Scottish Episcopal Church. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Date set for enthronement of new Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway". Scottish Episcopal Church. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  10. ^ Strange, Aidan (2 March 2024). "Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway announces retirement". The Scottish Episcopal Church. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
Religious titles
Preceded by Dean of Edinburgh
2004 to 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Argyll and The Isles
2011–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
2020–present 		Incumbent