George MacLeod


The Lord MacLeod of Fuinary

Moderator of the General Assembly
ChurchChurch of Scotland
In office1957 to 1958
PredecessorRobert Scott
SuccessorJohn Fraser
Other post(s)Leader of the Iona Community (1938–1967)
Orders
Ordination1924
Personal details
Born
George Fielden MacLeod

(1895-06-17)17 June 1895
Died27 June 1991(1991-06-27) (aged 96)
NationalityScottish
DenominationPresbyterianism
EducationWinchester College
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
University of Edinburgh
Union Theological Seminary, New York
Military career
ServiceBritish Army
Years of service1914–1918
RankCaptain
UnitArgyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsMilitary Cross
Croix de Guerre (France)

George Fielden MacLeod, Baron MacLeod of Fuinary, Bt, MC (17 June 1895 – 27 June 1991) was a Scottish soldier and clergyman; he was one of the best known, most influential and unconventional Church of Scotland ministers of the 20th century. He was the founder of the Iona Community on the island of Iona and served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1957).