Bishop of St. Andrews (Episcopalian)

The Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is the Ordinary

Ordinary

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of the Scottish Episcopal

Scottish Episcopal Church

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Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane

Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane

The Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is centred on St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth, and covers Fife, Perth and Kinross, Clackmannanshire, and eastern and central Stirling...

. The see

Episcopal See

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is located at St Ninian's Cathedral

St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth

St Ninian's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St Ninian is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Royal burgh of Perth. It is the see of the Anglican Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, who is the ordinary of the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.-History:The...

in Perth

Perth, Scotland

Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...

, Scotland.

Following the Glorious Revolution

Glorious Revolution

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, the Church of Scotland

Church of Scotland

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abolished the Episcopacy in 1689 and adopted a Presbyterian government. The Episcopalian remnant slowly formed the independent Scottish Episcopal Church

Scottish Episcopal Church

The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian church in Scotland, consisting of seven dioceses. Since the 17th century, it has had an identity distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland....

. In the 19th century, the three dioceses were gradually merged to become the present Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. The current bishop of the united diocese is the Right Reverend

Right Reverend

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David Chillingworth

David Chillingworth is one of the seven diocesan bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury as primus inter pares...

, formerly of the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

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, who signs David St Andrews.

Archbishops of St Andrews

Archbishops of St Andrews
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1684	1704	Arthur Rose Arthur Rose Arthur Rose was a seventeenth century Scottish priest, Archbishop of St Andrews, and Episcopal Primate of Scotland.-Life:The younger son of Elizabeth Wood and her husband, John Rose, minister of Birse, he was born in 1634...	translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan BishopFrom Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan BishopFrom one country's Episcopate to another... from Glasgow Archbishop of Glasgow The Bishop of Glasgow, from 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then, as Archbishop of Glasgow, the Archdiocese of Glasgow... ; deprived of his temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... in 1689; continued informally as the Episcopalian Scottish Episcopal Church The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian church in Scotland, consisting of seven dioceses. Since the 17th century, it has had an identity distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland.... primate until his death on 13 June 1704
1704	1731	See vacant
In 1731, the Archbishopric was abolished and renamed Fife

Bishops of Fife

Bishops of Fife
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1731	1733	James Rose	consecrated a college bishop in 1726; died 4 April 1733
1733	1743	Robert Keith	also Bishop of Caithness, Orkney and The Isles 1731-57; and Primus Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church The Primus, styled The Most Reverend the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd David Chillingworth who became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 13 June 2009... 1743-57
1743	1761	Robert White	translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan BishopFrom Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan BishopFrom one country's Episcopate to another... from Dunblane; also Primus Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church The Primus, styled The Most Reverend the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd David Chillingworth who became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 13 June 2009... 1757-61; died 16 Aug 1761
1762	1768	Henry Edgar	formerly Coadjutor Bishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... of Fife 1759-62; died 22 August 1768
1768	1807	See vacant
1807	1837	See administered from Edinburgh Diocese of Edinburgh The Diocese of Edinburgh is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers the City of Edinburgh, the Lothians, the Borders and Falkirk. The diocesan centre is St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh...
In 1837, Fife became part of the united diocese of Fife, Dunkeld and Dunblane

Bishops of Dunkeld

Bishops of Dunkeld
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1686	1690	John Hamilton of Blair John Hamilton of Blair John Hamilton of Blair, son of John Hamilton of Blair and Barbara Elphinstone, was a 17th century Church of Scotland minister and bishop. He was a descendant of John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews. Made Bishop of Dunkeld on 19 October 1686, he held this position until the Glorious Revolution ...	deprived of his temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... in 1689; continued as an Episcopalian Scottish Episcopal Church The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian church in Scotland, consisting of seven dioceses. Since the 17th century, it has had an identity distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland.... until his death in 1690
1690	1731	See vacant
1731	1743	Thomas Rattray	consecrated a college bishop in 1727; also Primus Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church The Primus, styled The Most Reverend the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd David Chillingworth who became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 13 June 2009... 1738-43; died 22 August 1768
1743	1776	John Alexander	died 24 April 1776
1776	1786	Charles Rose	also Bishop of Dunblane 1774-91; died April 1791
1786	1792	See vacant
1792	1808	Jonathan Watson
In 1808, the See became part of the united diocese of Dunkeld and Dunblane

Bishops of Dunblane

Bishops of Dunblane
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1684	1716	Robert Douglas Robert Douglas (bishop) Robert Douglas was a seventeenth- and early eighteenth Scottish churchman. Son of Robert Douglas of Kinmonth, a relative of the Earls of Angus, he was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, before beginning life as a preacher around 1650...	translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan BishopFrom Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan BishopFrom one country's Episcopate to another... from Brechin; deprived of his temporalities Temporalities Temporalities are the secular properties and possessions of the Christian Church. It is most often used to describe those properties that were used to support a bishop or other religious person or establishment. Its opposite description would be the spiritualities.In the Middle Ages, the... in 1689; continued as an Episcopalian Scottish Episcopal Church The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian church in Scotland, consisting of seven dioceses. Since the 17th century, it has had an identity distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland.... until his death on 22 April 1716
1716	1731	See vacant
1731	1735	John Gillan	consecrated a college bishop in 1727; died 3 January 1735
1735	1743	Robert White	translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan BishopFrom Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan BishopFrom one country's Episcopate to another... to Fife
1743	1774	See administered by Dunkeld
1774	1791	Charles Rose	also Bishop of Dunkeld 1776-86; died April 1791
1791	1808	See vacant
In 1808, the See became part of the united diocese of Dunkeld and Dunblane

Bishops of Dunkeld and Dunblane

Bishops of Dunkeld and Dunblane
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1808	1837	Patrick Torry Patrick Torry Patrick Torry was an eminent Anglican priest in Scotland during the first half of the 19th century.Born in 1763 he was ordained in 1787 and became the incumbent at Arradoul. Later he held a similar position at Peterhead. He was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld and Dunblane in 1808 and of Fife, Dunkeld...	became Bishop of Fife, Dunkeld and Dunblane
In 1837, Dunkeld and Dunblane united with Fife

Bishops of Fife, Dunkeld and Dunblane

Bishops of Fife, Dunkeld and Dunblane
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1837	1844	Patrick Torry Patrick Torry Patrick Torry was an eminent Anglican priest in Scotland during the first half of the 19th century.Born in 1763 he was ordained in 1787 and became the incumbent at Arradoul. Later he held a similar position at Peterhead. He was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld and Dunblane in 1808 and of Fife, Dunkeld...	became Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
In 1844, the See renamed St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane

Bishops of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane

Bishops of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1844	1852	Patrick Torry Patrick Torry Patrick Torry was an eminent Anglican priest in Scotland during the first half of the 19th century.Born in 1763 he was ordained in 1787 and became the incumbent at Arradoul. Later he held a similar position at Peterhead. He was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld and Dunblane in 1808 and of Fife, Dunkeld...	died 3 October 1852
1853	1892	Charles Wordsworth Charles Wordsworth The Reverend Charles Wordsworth, M.A. was bishop of Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane in Scotland. He was a classical scholar, and taught at a public schools in England and Scotland...	died 5 December 1892
1893	1907	George Wilkinson George Wilkinson (bishop) George Howard Wilkinson was Bishop of Truro and then of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th...	translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan BishopFrom Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan BishopFrom one country's Episcopate to another... from Truro Bishop of Truro The Bishop of Truro is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Cornwall and it is one of the most recently created dioceses of the Church of England... ; also Primus Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church The Primus, styled The Most Reverend the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd David Chillingworth who became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 13 June 2009... 1904-07; died 1 December 1907
1908	1930	Charles Edward Plumb Charles Edward Plumb Charles Edward Plumb was an Anglican priest in the first third of the 20th century.Plumb was educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and Magdalen College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1881. After curacies in West Bromwich and Witney he was a Tutor at St Aidan’s College, Birkenhead and then...	died 26 November 1930
1931	1938	Edward Reid	translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan BishopFrom Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan BishopFrom one country's Episcopate to another... from Glasgow and Galloway Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway The Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway is the ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.__FORCETOC__- Brief history :... ; died 27 July 1938
1939	1949	Lumsden Barkway	translated from Bedford Bishop of Bedford The Bishop of Bedford is an episcopal title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop who, under the direction of the Diocesan Bishop of St Albans, oversees 150 parishes in Luton and Bedfordshire.... ; retired; died 12 December 1968
1950	1955	Brian Burrowes	retired; died 15 November 1963
1955	1969	John Howe John Howe (bishop) John William Alexander Howe , DD was an eminent Anglican priest: the 8th Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.Born in Goodmayes on 14 July 1920 he was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys and Durham University. He was ordained in 1944, he began his ecclesiastical career as a Curate at...	Executive Officer of the Anglican Communion 1969-71; Secretary General, Anglican Consultative Council 1971-82, Research Fellow 1983-85; retired 1985; Assistant Bishop Assistant Bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops... , Ripon Diocese of Ripon and Leeds The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers an area in western and northern Yorkshire as well as the south Teesdale area administered by County Durham which is traditionally part of Yorkshire... 1985-91; died 26 April 2001.
1969	1994	Michael Hare-Duke Michael Hare-Duke Michael Geoffrey Hare-Duke is a retired Anglican bishop and author: a former Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.Born on 28 November 1925 he was educated at Bradfield College and Trinity College, Oxford. A Sub- Lieutenant in the RNVR from 1944 to 1946, he was ordained in 1953...	retired
1995	2004	Michael Henley Michael Henley Michael Harry George Henley CB is a retired Anglican bishop. He was a chaplain of the British Fleet and the Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane....	retired
2005	present	David Chillingworth David Chillingworth David Chillingworth is one of the seven diocesan bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury as primus inter pares...	formerly Rector Rector The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator... of Seagoe Parish, Portadown Portadown Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast... , and Archdeacon Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church... of Dromore Dromore, County Down Dromore is a small market town in the Banbridge District of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is south-west of Belfast, on the A1 Belfast – Dublin road. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 4,968 people.... .

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