Bob Gillies
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The Right Reverend Bob Gillies |
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| Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney |
| Elected | April 2007 |
| In office | September 2007 to October 2016 |
| Other posts | Dean of the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane (2006–2007) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Robert Arthur Gillies |
| Born | 21 October 1951 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Robert Arthur "Bob" Gillies (born 21 October 1951) is a retired Scottish Anglican bishop. From 2007 to 2016, he served as the Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He is also a published author.
Gillies was born on 21 October 1951. From 1968 to 1972, he worked as a medical laboratory technician. He then trained for ordination and studied theology at the University of Edinburgh. He graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1978.
Gillies later undertook postgraduate research at the University of St Andrews, and completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1991. His doctoral thesis was tiled "Person and experience: a study in the thought of Edgar Sheffield Brightman".
Gillies was ordained in the Scottish Episcopal Church as a deacon in 1977 and a priest in 1978. He served curacies at Christ Church, Falkirk and Christ Church, Morningside, Edinburgh. He was a Chaplain at the University of Dundee from 1984 to 1990. After this he was Rector of St Andrews Episcopal Church, St Andrews. From 2006 to 2007, he was also Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
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