Andrew Swift (bishop)

Andrew Christopher Swift, DL (born 10 January 1968) is a British Anglican bishop and former engineer. Since 2018, he has been the Bishop of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church.

The Right Reverend Andrew Swift DL
Bishop of Brechin
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Diocese of Brechin
In office	2018 to present
Predecessor	Nigel Peyton
Other post(s)	Dean of the Argyll and The Isles (2012–2018)
Orders
Ordination	2007 (deacon) 2008 (priest)
Consecration	25 August 2018 by Mark Strange
Personal details
Born	Andrew Christopher Swift (1968-01-10) 10 January 1968 (age 57)
Denomination	Anglicanism
Spouse	Susan Mary Swift
Children	Eleanor Louise Swift Peter James Swift Frances Jane Swift
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Ripon College Cuddesdon University of Oxford

Education

Swift graduated Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in 1990, and Master of Science from the University of Aberdeen in 1997. He undertook formation for the priesthood at Ripon College Cuddesdon, graduating Bachelor of Theology from the University of Oxford in 2008.^[1]

Ordained ministry

Swift was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2007 and as a priest in 2008.^[2] He served his curacy at St Catharine's Church, Gloucester in the Diocese of Gloucester.^[3]

In 2010, Swift moved to the Scottish Episcopal Church, joining the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles. He served as Dean of the Argyll and The Isles from 2012. He had additionally been Priest-in-Charge and then Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Dunoon, and St Paul's Church, Rothesay. In June 2018, it was announced that he had been elected the next Bishop of Brechin.^[3][2][4][5] On 25 August 2018, he was consecrated a bishop by Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and installed as the 51st Bishop of Brechin during a service at St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee.^[6][7]