See also
- Archbishop of St Andrews, the pre-Reformation and Church of Scotland Archbishop.
- Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, the current Roman Catholic Archbishop.
- Lists of office-holders
| Bishopric | |
| anglican | |
| Incumbent: Ian Paton | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Scotland |
| Information | |
| Established | 1837; renamed 1844 |
| Diocese | St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane |
| Cathedral | St Ninian's, Perth |
The Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is the Ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. The see is located at St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth, Scotland. [1]
Following the Glorious Revolution, the Church of Scotland abolished the Episcopacy in 1689 and adopted a Presbyterian government. The Episcopalian remnant slowly formed the independent Scottish Episcopal Church. In the 19th century, the three dioceses were gradually merged to become the present Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. [2] The see is currently vacant; an electoral synod convened to elect the next bishop on 2 June 2018, electing Ian Paton. The previous bishop of the united diocese was the Right Reverend David Chillingworth.
| Archbishops of St Andrews | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1684 | 1704 | Arthur Rose | Translated from Glasgow; deprived of his temporalities in 1689; continued informally as the Episcopalian primate until his death on 13 June 1704 |
| 1704 | 1731 | See vacant | |
| In 1731, the Archbishopric was abolished and renamed Fife | |||
| Sources: [2] [3] | |||
| 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 1743–57. |
| 1743 | 1761 | Robert White | Translated from Dunblane; also Primus 1757–61; died 16 August 1761. |
| 1762 | 1765 | Henry Edgar | Formerly Coadjutor Bishop of Fife 1759–62; died 22 August 1765. |
| 1765 | 1807 | See vacant | |
| 1807 | 1830 | See administered by Daniel Sandford, Bishop of Edinburgh. | |
| 1830 | 1837 | See administered by James Walker, Bishop of Edinburgh. | |
| In 1837, Fife became part of the united diocese of Fife, Dunkeld and Dunblane. | |||
| Sources: [2] [3] | |||
| Bishops of Fife, Dunkeld and Dunblane | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1837 | 1844 | Patrick Torry | Consecrated Bishop of Dunkeld and Dunblane in 1808; became Bishop of Fife, Dunkeld and Dunblane in 1837, and subsequently Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane in 1844. |
| In 1844, the See was renamed St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | |||
| Sources: [2] [3] | |||
| Bishops of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1844 | 1852 | Patrick Torry | Died in office on 3 October 1852 |
| 1853 | 1892 | Charles Wordsworth | Died in office on 5 December 1892 |
| 1893 | 1907 | George Wilkinson | translated from Truro; also Primus 1904-07; died 1 December 1907 |
| 1908 | 1930 | Charles Edward Plumb | Died in office on 26 November 1930 |
| 1931 | 1938 | Edward Reid | Translated from Glasgow and Galloway; died 27 July 1938 |
| 1939 | 1949 | Lumsden Barkway | Translated from Bedford; retired; died 12 December 1968 |
| 1950 | 1955 | Brian Burrowes | Retired in 1955; died 15 November 1963 |
| 1955 | 1969 | John Howe | Executive Officer of the Anglican Communion 1969-71; Secretary General, Anglican Consultative Council 1971-82, Research Fellow 1983-85; retired 1985; Assistant Bishop, Ripon 1985-91; died 26 April 2001. [4] |
| 1969 | 1994 | Michael Hare Duke | Retired; died 15 December 2014 |
| 1994 | 2004 | Michael Henley | Retired; died 21 March 2014 |
| 2004 | 2017 | David Chillingworth | Formerly Rector of Seagoe Parish, Portadown, and Archdeacon of Dromore., [5] also Primus from 2009. |
| 2018 | Ian Paton | Elected 2018, date of consecration to be confirmed. [6] | |
| Sources: [2] [3] | |||
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