The Rt Rev Brian Smith is the 25th Bishop of Edinburgh. He was installed in the Diocese on 23 June 2001.
Bishop Brian was born in Edinburgh and attended school and university in that city. He studied theology in Cambridge, focusing on the philosophy of religion. He was ordained deacon in the Diocese of Oxford in 1972, and held a number of posts in that Diocese, including that of Senior Tutor at Ripon College Cuddesdon.
While exercising Parish Ministry in West Yorkshire, he had responsibility for the ministerial training of clergy and laity in the diocese. Other responsibilities over the years have included senior inspector of theological Colleges and Courses, and vice-chairman of the Northern Ordination Course.
He was appointed Archdeacon of Craven in 1987, and consecrated Bishop of Tonbridge in 1993. He has been involved with visiting and developing various projects in different parts of Africa. He was elected Bishop of Edinburgh in 2001.
At present he is also a Trustee of Scotland’s Churches Scheme, a Trustee of Waverley Care, and a member of the UNESCO (Scotland) Committee. He enjoys browsing in junkyards, a habit he picked up while at school. He is married to Lissa whom he met while they were both students at the University of Edinburgh.
