Philip M. Duncan II

The Right Reverend

Philip Menzie Duncan

D.D., D.Min.
The Right Reverend; Philip Menzie Duncan; D.D., D.Min.
Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Central Gulf Coast
Elected	2001
In office	2001–2015
Predecessor	Charles F. Duvall
Successor	James Russell Kendrick
Orders
Ordination	1970
Consecration	May 12, 2001; by Frank Griswold
Personal details
Born	December 6, 1944; Glen Cove, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Philip & Jesse Duncan
Spouse	Kathlyn Anne Cowie
Children	2
Alma mater	Baldwin Wallace University

Philip Menzie Duncan II (born December 6, 1944) is an American prelate who served as the third Episcopalian Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast from 2001 until 2015.[1]

Biography

Duncan was born on December 6, 1944 in Glen Cove, New York, the son of Scottish parents Philip and Jesse Duncan. He studied at Baldwin Wallace University, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, and the General Theological Seminary from where he earned his Master of Divinity. He also received a Doctor of Ministry from Virginia Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Divinity from General Theological, the University of the South and the Virginia Seminary, respectively. In 1970 he married Kathlyn Anne Cowie and together had two sons.[2]

Duncan was ordained in 1970 and became associate rector of Christ Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey. In 1972 he became rector of St John's Church in Clearwater, Florida, while in 1992 he moved to Dallas, Texas to become Dean of St Matthew's Cathedral. He was elected Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast in 2001 and was consecrated on May 12, 2001 by Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold. He retained the post till his retirement in 2015.[3]

References

"Bishop Philip Duncan: Finding the way forward", AL.com, 24 April 2010. Retrieved on 28 February 2020.
Hutchinson, Mary Foster (2016). Holy Heritage: An Informal History of the Cathedral Church of St. Matthew in Dallas, Texas, Its Ancestry, and the City It Serves. WestBow Press, Bloomington, IN. ISBN 151272002X.
"Bishop Philip Duncan to Retire", The Living Church, 2 August 2013. Retrieved on 28 February 2020.

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[1] "Bishop Philip Duncan: Finding the way forward", AL.com, 24 April 2010. Retrieved on 28 February 2020.

[2] Hutchinson, Mary Foster (2016). Holy Heritage: An Informal History of the Cathedral Church of St. Matthew in Dallas, Texas, Its Ancestry, and the City It Serves. WestBow Press, Bloomington, IN. ISBN 151272002X.

[3] "Bishop Philip Duncan to Retire", The Living Church, 2 August 2013. Retrieved on 28 February 2020.