Susan Brown (minister)

Susan Marjory Brown (born 12 December 1958) is a Scottish Presbyterian minister. She is the minister at Dornoch Cathedral and Honorary Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland. She was the first woman to take charge of a cathedral in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The Very Reverend Susan Brown
Moderator of the General Assembly
Brown in 2019
Church	Church of Scotland
In office	May 2018 – May 2019
Predecessor	Derek Browning
Successor	Colin Sinclair
Personal details
Born	12 December 1958
Nationality	British
Denomination	Presbyterianism

Early life and education

Brown was born on 12 December 1958 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was educated at Penicuik High School, a non-denominational school in Midlothian. She went on to study at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1981 and completing a Diploma in Ministry (DipMin) in 1983.[3]

Ministry

She officiated at the wedding of Madonna and Guy Ritchie in 2000.[4] She was previously minister at Killearnan Church, near Muir of Ord in Ross-Shire.

On 9 October 2017, it was announced that she had been nominated as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. She took up the position in May 2018 and served until May 2019.[5]

See also

• List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

References

1. "Thoroughly modern minister She is the first woman in charge of a cathedral, skates down the aisles, wraps children in toilet paper, and will be at the centre of attention at Madonna's wedding - oh, and she's a breath of fresh air in the Church o". The Herald. 16 December 2000. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
2. Macdonald, Lesley Orr (1999). In good company: women in the ministry. Wild Goose Publications. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-901557-15-2. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
3. "Brown, Very Rev. Susan Marjory". Who's Who 2020. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-290218. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
4. Morton, Andrew (2 May 2002). Madonna. Macmillan. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-312-98310-9. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
5. "Madonna minister appointed as Church of Scotland Moderator". BBC News. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.