Hugh Gilbert
Hugh Gilbert OSB (born 15 Mairch 1952) is an Inglis Benedictine monk that the noo serrs as the Catholic Bishop o Aiberdeen, Scotland. He haed serrt as the Abbot o Pluscarden Aibey afore, o that he is a member, in Scotland an aa.
| The Richt Reverend Hugh Gilbert OSB | |
|---|---|
| Bishop o Aiberdeen | |
| Province | St Aundras an Edinburgh |
| Diocese | Aberdeen |
| Appointed | 4 Juin 2011 |
| Installed | 15 August 2011 |
| Predecessor | Peter Moran |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 Juin 1982 |
| Consecration | 15 August 2011 bi Keith O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Edward Gilbert |
| Born | 15 Mairch 1952 Emsworth, Hampshire, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick |
| Naitionality | Breetish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Abbot o Pluscarden Aibey (1992 - 2011) |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Slogan | Omnia in Ipso constant (Aw things haud thegither in Him) |
Life
eeditEarly life
eeditHe wis born on 15 Mairch 1952 as Edward Gilbert in Emsworth, Hampshire, tae an Anglican faimily. As a bairn, he wis eddicatit at St. Paul's Schuil in Lunnon. At the age o 19, he wis received intae the Roman Catholic Kirk on Christmas Eve o 1970. He wis a student o History at King's College Lunnon an graduatit wi a furst cless degree in History in 1974.[1]
- ↑ "Abbot of Pluscarden appointed Bishop of Aberdeen". Independent Catholic News. 4 Juin 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2021.