Brian Smith (bishop)

The Rt Revd Brian Smith MLitt MA
Bishop of Edinburgh
Diocese	Diocese of Edinburgh
In office	2001–15 August 2011 (retired)
Predecessor	Richard Holloway
Successor	John Armes
Other posts	Bishop of Tonbridge (1993–2001) Archdeacon of Craven (1987–1993)
Orders
Ordination	1972 (deacon); 1973 (priest)
Consecration	1993
Personal details
Born	(1943-08-15) 15 August 1943 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Arthur & Doris
Spouse	Elizabeth Hutchinson (m. 1970)
Children	2 daughters
Profession	Academic (theologian)
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Brian Arthur Smith (born 15 August 1943) was the Bishop of Edinburgh in the Scottish Episcopal Church.^[1]

Smith was born in Edinburgh and educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh^[2] and the University of Edinburgh,^[3] Ordained in 1973,^[4] he began his ordained ministry with a Curacy at Ripon College Cuddesdon^{[lower-alpha 1]} From here he became successively Director of Training within the Diocese of Wakefield, the Archdeacon of Craven and the Bishop of Tonbridge before his translation to the episcopal see of Edinburgh.^[5] A keen snorkeller and short-wave radio enthusiast,^[6] he is married with two daughters.^[2]

He retired as Bishop of Edinburgh on Monday, 15 August 2011.^[7]

Notes

↑ He was also a tutor in doctrine.^[4]

References

↑ Official website
1 2 Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8)
↑ Between 1968 and 1973 he also gained further degrees at The University of Cambridge –Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis,P 1992, London, Debtrett's ISBN 1-870520-09-2
1 2 Crockfords On line- accessed Saturday 21 April 2008, 20:09
↑ Date of appointment
↑ Biographical details
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Bishops of Tonbridge

Russell White David Halsey Philip Goodrich David Bartleet Brian Smith Brian Castle

Bishops of Edinburgh

C of S	William Forbes David Lindsay George Wishart Alexander Young John Paterson Alexander Rose

Episcopal	Alexander Rose John Fullarton Arthur Millar Andrew Lumsden David Freebairn William Falconer Abernethy Drummond Daniel Sandford James Walker Charles Terrot Henry Cotterill John Dowden Somerset Walpole Harry Reid Logie Danson Kenneth Warner Kenneth Carey Alastair Haggart Richard Holloway Brian Smith John Armes

Archdeacons of Richmond, of Craven and of Richmond and Craven

High Medieval	Osbert de Bayeux Bartholomew Godfrey de Luci William de Chemillé Eustace Honorius of Kent Roger de Sancto Edmundo Honorius (again) Morgan Richard Marsh William Langton Walter de Woburn Robert Haget John le Romeyn the elder William Simon of Evesham Richard le Brun Thomas Passelew Geoffrey de Sancto Marco Henry of Newark Gerard de Vuippens

Late Medieval	Francesco Cardinal Caetani John Sandale Roger Northburgh Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord Robert Wodehouse John Gynwell Jean-Raymond Cardinal de Comminges Henry de Walton Humphrey de Cherleton John Bacon John Waltham Thomas Dalby (er) Stephen Scrope Nicholas Bubwith Stephen Scrope (again) Henry Bowet Thomas Kempe William Grey Lawrence Booth John Arundel John Booth John Sherwood Edward de la Pole John Blyth Christopher Urswick James Stanley Thomas Dalby (yr) Thomas Wynter William Knight

Early modern	John Bird John Horleston John Hansom John Horleston (again) Christopher Goodman Thomas Mallory Thomas Dodd Henry Bridgeman Charles Bridgeman Henry Dove Thomas Lamplugh William Stratford Samuel Peploe Thomas Townson Thomas Breithweite George Bower John Owen Henry Law John Headlam Charles Dodgson

Late modern	Edwards Cust William Danks Armstrong Hall Arthur Watson Claude Thornton Donald Bartlett William MacPherson Harry Graham John Turnbull Paul Burbridge Norman McDermid Ken Good Janet Henderson Nicholas Henshall (Acting) Paul Slater, Archdeacon of Craven (Acting) Paul Slater, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven Simon Cowling, Acting Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven Beverley Mason, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven

Craven (1836–2014)	Charles Musgrave Vincent Ryan William Boyd Francis Kilner Lucas Cook James Howson Frederick Ackerley Thomas Williams Arthur Sephton Martin Kaye David Rogers Brian Smith Malcolm Grundy Paul Slater (became Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven)

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