Gordon Gray (cardinal)


Gordon Gray
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of St Andrews and Edinburgh
ArchdioceseSt Andrews and Edinburgh
Appointed20 June 1951
Term ended30 May 1985
PredecessorAndrew McDonald
SuccessorKeith O'Brien
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Chiara a Vigna Clara
Orders
Ordination15 June 1935
by Andrew McDonald
Consecration21 September 1951
by William Godfrey
Created cardinal28 April 1969
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Gordon Joseph Gray

10 August 1910
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died19 July 1993 (aged 82)
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
BuriedCrypt of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
NationalityScottish
DenominationCatholic Church
ParentsFrank Gray and Angela Gray (née Oddy)
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
MottoSpiritus Sanctus subveniet ("The Holy Spirit shall assist")
Coat of armsGordon Gray's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Gordon Gray
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAndrew McDonald
Date15 June 1935
PlaceSt Mary's Cathedral
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorWilliam Godfrey
Co-consecratorsJames Scanlan
Edward Douglas
Date21 September 1951
PlaceSt Mary's Cathedral
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Paul VI
Date28 April 1969
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Gordon Gray as principal consecrator
Michael Foylan25 March 1965
James Monaghan23 May 1970
Mario Conti3 May 1977
Agnellus Andrew26 March 1980
Vincent Logan26 February 1981
Maurice Taylor9 June 1981
Keith O'Brien5 August 1985
Source(s):[1]

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]

Gray's arms in stained glass in St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
  1. ^ "Gordon Joseph Cardinal Gray [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. ^ "Obituary: Cardinal Gordon Gray". Independent.co.uk. 19 July 1993. Retrieved 2 September 2015.