Isaac Poobalan is the Rector of St Andrew's Cathedral since 2015. Born in India, Dr Poobalan worked as a Psychiatric Nurse before coming to Scotland where, from 1991-94, he studied for the priesthood at Edinburgh Theological College. He served as Curate at St Peter's in Edinburgh, and moved to Aberdeen in 1997 to be Priest-in-Charge at St Clement's Mastrick. In 2001 he became Rector of St John's Aberdeen. He holds a BD degree from Edinburgh University and a DMin degree from Pittsburg Theological Seminary. In addition to his parish ministry, he is Chaplain to the Robert Gordon University, a role he has exercised since 2008.

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The Rt Revd Anne Dyer was consecrated Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in March 2018, the first woman ever to be appointed a Bishop in Scotland. Born in Yorkshire, she is a graduate of the University of Oxford and King’s College London. She was an Honorary Canon of Rochester Cathedral from 2000-2004, and served as Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham, a theological college of the Church of England, from 2005-11. In 2011 she came to the Scottish Episcopal Church as Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Haddington, in the Diocese of Edinburgh where she served until her consecration as Bishop.

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TRUSTEES of the CATHEDRAL 2020
Isaac Poobalan
Lorna Andersen -  Rector's Warden (PVG Officer)
Kathleen Kilgour - People's Warden
Mark Edwards – Treasurer (ex officio)
Onamiru Ubiebor - Secretary (ex officio)
Lucy MacDonald - Lap Representative
Richard Coleman- Cathedral Trustee (Choir Warden)
Ajay Marrikanti - Cathedral Trustee (Fabric Convenor)
Kathy Priestly - Cathedral Trustee 
Kelechi Nwajiuba - Cathedral Trustee
Nicola Mills --  Diocesan Trustee
Derek Whatling - Diocesan Trustee

CATHEDRAL CHAPTER
The Rector: I Poobalan - St. Nicholas
Dean: The Very Revd Dr Dennis Berk - Saint Machar 
Rev'd Canon John Walker (Synod Clark) - Saint Drostan
Revd Canon Vittoria Hancock - Saint Kentigern
Revd Canon Jeremey Paisey - Saint Ninian
Revd Canon Neil Brice - Saint Magnus
Revd Canon Gerry Bowyer - Saint Moluag