Martin Chambers (priest)

Martin James Chambers (8 June 1964 – 10 April 2024) was a Scottish Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop-Elect of Dunkeld.

[1] He studied philosophy and Catholic theology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca while training for the priesthood at the Royal Scots College.

[2] Chambers was ordained a deacon on 26 March 1988 at the Church of the Royal Scots College by Thomas Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow, and was ordained to the priesthood on 25 August 1989 at the parish church of St Mary, Irvine, by the Bishop of Galloway, Maurice Taylor.

He also served as deputy director of the Diocesan Office for Vocations Pastoral Care from 1993 to 1995 and from 1993 to 2000 he was also responsible for coordinating Catholic education in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway.

[3] On 2 February 2024, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Dunkeld.