Duncan Montgomery Gray III

Duncan Montgomery Gray III is an Episcopal bishop who served as the ninth Bishop of Mississippi from 2003 till 2015. His grandfather, Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr. was the fifth Bishop of Mississippi, while his father, Duncan M. Gray Jr., was the seventh Bishop of Mississippi.^[1]

The Right Reverend Duncan Montgomery Gray D.D
Bishop of Mississippi
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Mississippi
In office	2003–2015
Predecessor	Alfred C. Marble Jr.
Successor	Brian R. Seage
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi (2000-2003)
Orders
Ordination	1976 by Duncan M. Gray Jr.
Consecration	June 17, 2000 by Frank T. Griswold
Personal details
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Duncan M. Gray Jr. & Ruth Spivey
Spouse	Kathryn Gray
Children	2
Education	University of Mississippi

Biography

Gray graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1971 and Virginia Theological Seminary after which he was ordained deacon in 1975 and priest a year later. His first post was as curate of St James' Church in Greenville, Mississippi. He also served as chaplain of Trinity School in New Orleans an associate priest at Holy Communion Church in Memphis, Tennessee. He later became rector of St Peter's Church in Oxford, Mississippi. On February 26, 2000, Gray was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi and was consecrated on June 17 of the same year. He succeeded as bishop in 2003 and retired in 2015.^[2]