Colin Scott (bishop)

Colin John Fraser Scott (14 May 1933 – 1 April 2014)^[1][2] was the Bishop of Hulme from 1984 until 1998.^[3]

Colin Scott
Bishop of Hulme
Diocese	Diocese of Manchester
In office	1984–1998
Predecessor	David Galliford
Successor	Stephen Lowe
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop in Leicester (1999–2011)
Orders
Ordination	c. 1958 (deacon); c. 1959 (priest)
Consecration	1984
Personal details
Born	(1933-05-14)14 May 1933
Died	1 April 2014(2014-04-01) (aged 80)[1]
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Kenneth & Marion
Spouse	Margaret MacKay (m. 1958)
Children	1 son; 2 daughters
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge

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Scott was educated at Berkhamsted School and Queens' College, Cambridge (becoming a Cambridge Master of Arts). After curacies at St Barnabas, Clapham Common^[4] and St James, Hatcham^[5] he was Vicar of St Mark, Kennington.^[6] Following this he was Vice-Chairman of the Southwark Diocesan Pastoral Committee and then (his final appointment before elevation to the episcopate) Team Rector of Sanderstead.^[7] In retirement he served the Church as an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Leicester. He was a prominent member of the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship.