Rev Canon Nick Bundock, Bishop-Elect
The Rev Canon Dr Nicholas John Bundock was elected yesterday (18 January) as the new Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. He will be consecrated and take his new post later in the year. Nick becomes Bishop-elect following the retirement of the Rt Rev Kevin Pearson, who served the Diocese as Bishop for five years.
The Bishop-elect accepted the post following a vote of the Electoral Synod which took place at Holy Trinity & St Barnabas, Paisley, where he received over half of the votes in each house, with clergy and lay representatives from congregations across the Diocese voting.
The Scottish Episcopal Church website reports: “Nick is currently the Team Rector of St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury, in the Diocese of Manchester in the Church of England. During his time there, he has developed and led an inclusive ministry known as ‘Church for Everyone’, which has been transformative in creating vibrant, welcoming, and growing communities for people of all backgrounds, including those who have often felt excluded from traditional church settings.”
He studied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Sheffield and the University of North Texas, before training for ordination at the University of Cambridge and Ridley Hall Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 2002 and priest in 2003, serving his curacy at St Saviour’s, High Green in the Diocese of Sheffield. In 2005, he became Team Vicar, then in 2010, Team Rector at St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury, in the Diocese of Manchester. In 2024, he was made an Honorary Canon of Manchester Cathedral.
The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev Mark Strange said: “I am delighted to welcome Nick as Bishop-elect into this new season of ministry in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Please keep Nick and Rachel in your prayers as we plan his consecration and new beginnings in Scotland.”
• Read more at the Glasgow & Galloway and Scottish Episcopal Church websites
