Gordon Gray (cardinal)

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Andrew McDonald
Date	15 June 1935
Place	St Mary's Cathedral
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	William Godfrey
Co-consecrators	James Scanlan; Edward Douglas
Date	21 September 1951
Place	St Mary's Cathedral
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Paul VI
Date	28 April 1969

History
Ordination history of; Gordon Gray
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Andrew McDonald
Date	15 June 1935
Place	St Mary's Cathedral
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	William Godfrey
Co-consecrators	James Scanlan; Edward Douglas
Date	21 September 1951
Place	St Mary's Cathedral
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Paul VI
Date	28 April 1969
Michael Foylan
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Gordon Gray as principal consecrator
Michael Foylan	25 March 1965
James Monaghan	23 May 1970
Mario Conti	3 May 1977
Agnellus Andrew	26 March 1980
Vincent Logan	26 February 1981
Maurice Taylor	9 June 1981
Keith O'Brien	5 August 1985
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His Eminence

Gordon Gray
His Eminence; Gordon Gray
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Archdiocese	St Andrews and Edinburgh
Appointed	20 June 1951
Term ended	30 May 1985
Predecessor	Andrew McDonald
Successor	Keith O'Brien
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Chiara a Vigna Clara
Orders
Ordination	15 June 1935; by Andrew McDonald
Consecration	21 September 1951; by William Godfrey
Created cardinal	28 April 1969; by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Gordon Joseph Gray; 10 August 1910; Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	19 July 1993 (aged 82); Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Buried	Crypt of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Nationality	Scottish
Denomination	Catholic Church
Parents	Frank Gray and Angela Gray (née Oddy)
Alma mater	University of St Andrews
Motto	Spiritus Sanctus subveniet ("The Holy Spirit shall assist")
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Gordon Joseph Gray (10 August 1910 – 19 July 1993) was a Scottish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh from 1951 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969. He was the first resident Scottish cardinal since the Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy in 1878 and the first since the Reformation.^[2]