Mark Strange

Who is Mark Strange?

Mark Jeremy Strange is the current Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness.

He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, where awarded a Licentiate of Theology in 1982. After working in one of the Licenced trades from 1982 to 1984, he continued his education at Lincoln Theological College, C.M.M. 1987. He was ordained in the Anglican ministry a deacon in 1989 and priest in 1990. His first pastoral appointment was as a curate at St Barnabas with Christ Church, Worcester, then the Vicar of St Wulfstan's, Warndon, Worcester. He moved to Scotland, where his was the Rector of Holy Trinity, Elgin and Priest in charge of the churches of St Margaret's, Lossiemouth, St Michael's, Dufftown and St Margaret's, Aberlour.

He was elected Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness in June 2007, and consecrated and installed in a special service at St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness on 13 October 2007.