Roger Gordon was a 16th century Scottish

Kingdom of Scotland

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 cleric. He was Dean

Dean (religion)

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 of Dunblane Cathedral

Dunblane Cathedral

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 from at least 13 April 1554, a position he may have retained for the remainder of his life. He was elected to the bishopric of Galloway on the death of Alexander Gordon in 1575. He got crown confirmation to the bishopric with mandate for consecration on 17 September 1578.

However, John Gordon had been chosen as successor by Alexander in 1568, 7 years before the latter's death, and John Gordon seems to have prevented Roger from taking up the position of Bishop of Galloway

Bishop of Galloway

The Bishop of Galloway, also called the Bishop of Whithorn, was the eccesiastical head of the Diocese of Galloway, said to have been founded by Saint Ninian in the mid-5th century. The subsequent Anglo-Saxon bishopric was founded in the late 7th century or early 8th century, and the first known...

in practice. Roger was called "pretended bishop" on 27 June 1579. Roger never seems to have taken possession of the see. He died before 12 May 1587.