Michael Geoffrey Hare Duke (28 November 1924 – 15 December 2014) was an Anglican bishop[1][2] and author:[3] a former Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
The Right Reverend Michael Hare Duke TSSF | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane |
| In office | 1969–1994 |
| Predecessor | John Howe |
| Successor | Michael Henley |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1953 |
| Consecration | 1969 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1924 |
| Died | 15 December 2014 (aged 90) Perth, Scotland |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Grace Lydia Frances Dodd |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Early life
editBorn 28 November 1924,[4] he was educated at Bradfield College and Trinity College, Oxford.[5]
He was a Sub-Lieutenant in the RNVR from 1944 to 1946.
Ordained ministry
editHare Duke was ordained deacon in 1952 and priest a year later.[6] He began his ecclesiastical career as a curate at St John's Wood[7] after which he was Vicar of St John with St Mark, Bury.[8] He was Pastoral Director for the Clinical Theology Association after which he was Vicar of St Paul's, Daybrook.
He was elevated to the episcopate in 1969 [9] as the 9th Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. He retired in 1994.
He was a member of the Third Order of the Society of Saint Francis (TSSF), having made his profession in 1950.[10]
Notes
edit- ^ "Bishop Michael Hare Duke RIP". The Scottish Episcopal Church. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Stirling: Rev. James Whitelaw McIntyre, B.D. (1974–93)
- ^ Amongst others, he wrote "The Caring Church", 1963; "First Aid in Counselling", 1968; "Understanding the Adolescent", 1969; "The Break of Glory", 1970; "Freud", 1972; "Good News", 1976; "Stories, Signs and Sacraments in the Emerging Church", 1982; "Praying for Peace", 1991; "Hearing the Stranger", 1994; and "One Foot in Heaven", 2001> British Library website accessed 19:01 GMT 13 May 2011
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ "Rt. Rev. Michael Geoffrey Hare Duke". Frost's Scottish Who's Who. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ "Parish of St John's Wood: Copy curate's licence for Michael Geoffrey Hare Duke MA for the parish church of St Stephen, Portland Town (St John's Wood Chapel)". The National Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ SD8012 : St John with St Mark Church, Sunny Avenue, Bury (photo)
- ^ Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000 Bertie, D. M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
- ^ "Deaths & Obituaries". Third Order, Society of Saint Francis. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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