The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth |
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Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow | |
Holdsworth after his institution on 31 May 2006 outside St Mary's Cathedral.
(Photographer - Stewart D. Macfarlane) |
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Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway |
In office | 31 May 2006 to present |
Orders | |
Ordination | 4 July 1997 (deacon) 9 June 1998 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
21 October 1966
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater |
Manchester Polytechnic St Andrews University Edinburgh University |
Kelvin Holdsworth (born 21 October 1966) is a British priest of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Since 2006, he has served as Rector and Provost of the St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow.
Holdsworth was born on 21 October 1966 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Bearsden Academy in Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland, and Ossett School in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. He studied computing science and mathematics at Manchester Polytechnic, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1989. He then studied practical theology and Christian ethics at the University of St Andrews, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) in 1992.
From 1992 to 1995, Holdsworth was a layman working with St Benet's Chaplaincy, the inter-denominational Christian chaplaincy of Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. In 1995, he entered the Theological Institute of the Scottish Episcopal Church to train for ordination. During this time, he also studied at New College, Edinburgh, and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Master of Theology (MTh) degree in 1996.