11 Facts About Hugh Gilbert

Hugh Gilbert OSB was born on 15 March 1952 and is an English Catholic Benedictine monk who currently serves as the Bishop of Aberdeen.

Hugh Gilbert previously served as the Abbot of Pluscarden Abbey, of which he is a member, in Scotland.

Hugh Gilbert was educated at the private St Paul's School in London.

Hugh Gilbert studied history at King's College London and graduated in 1974 with a first class honours degree in History.

Hugh Gilbert made his solemn profession of vows on 10 March 1979 and was ordained a priest in 1982 on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul by Mario Conti, then the Bishop of Aberdeen.

Hugh Gilbert was elected by the monastic community to succeed Spencer as abbot on 29 October 1992.

Hugh Gilbert was a member of the Council of the Union of Monastic Superiors from 1993 to 1997 and of the Abbot Visitor's Council since 1995.

Hugh Gilbert was appointed the Bishop of Aberdeen by Pope Benedict XVI on 4 June 2011.

Hugh Gilbert was consecrated for this office at the Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Assumption in Aberdeen by Keith Cardinal O'Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, on the Feast of the Assumption 2011.

Hugh Gilbert chose as his episcopal motto Omnia in Ipso constant, which is a verse from the Letter to the Colossians.

Hugh Gilbert has written a number of journal articles and books on spirituality.