Bishop of Edinburgh
Bishop of Edinburgh | |
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Bishopric | |
Anglican | |
Incumbent: John Armes | |
Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Scotland |
Information | |
First holder | William Forbes |
Established | 1633 |
Diocese | Diocese of Edinburgh |
Cathedral | St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh |
The Bishop of Edinburgh, or sometimes the Lord Bishop of Edinburgh, is the
Prior to the Reformation, Edinburgh was part of the
In 1690, it was Alexander Rose (bishop 1687–1720) whose unwelcome reply to
After the repeal of the penal laws in 1792 and the reuniting of Episcopal and "Qualified" congregations, the diocese grew under the leadership of bishops Daniel Sandford, James Walker, Charles Terrot and Henry Cotterill. The high point of the 19th century was the consecration of St Mary's Cathedral in 1879.
The Bishop of Edinburgh is entitled to the style Lord Bishop, as a diocesan bishop in the Anglican Communion.
The Lord Bishop of Edinburgh is
The current bishop is John Armes. He became Bishop-elect of Edinburgh on 11 February 2012[4] and was consecrated and installed as bishop on 12 May 2012.[5]
Church of Scotland Protestant Bishops
- Jan–Apr 1634 William Forbes
- 1634–1638: David Lindsay
- 1638–1661: see abolished
- 1662–1671: George Wishart
- 1672–1679: Alexander Young
- 1679–1687: John Paterson
- 1687–1689: Alexander Rose (became a non-juring bishop)
Scottish Episcopal Church bishops
- 1689–1720: Alexander Rose (also exercised Metropolitan authority 1704–1720)
- 1720–1727: John Fullarton (also Primus 1720–1727)
- May–Oct 1727: Arthur Millar (also Primus May–Oct 1727)
- 1727–1733: Andrew Lumsden (also Primus 1727–1731)
- 1733–1739: David Freebairn (also Primus 1731–1738)
- 1739–1776: See vacant: following disagreements over church polity and the failure of the Jacobite rising of 1745, there was an extend vacancy.
- 1776–1784: William Falconer (also Primus 1762–1782)
- 1784–1788: See vacant
- 1788–1805: William Abernethy Drummond
- 1806–1830: Daniel Sandford
- 1830–1841: James Walker (also Primus 1837–1841)
- 1841–1872: Charles Terrot (also Primus 1857–1862)
- 1863–1869: bishop-coadjutor
- 1863–1869:
- 1872–1886: Henry Cotterill
- 1886–1910: John Dowden
- 1910–1929: Somerset Walpole
- 1929–1939: Harry Reid
- 1939–1946: Logie Danson (also Primus 1943–1946)
- 1947–1961: Kenneth Warner
- 1961–1975: Kenneth Carey
- 1975–1985: Alastair Haggart (also Primus 1977–1985)
- 1986–2000: Richard Holloway (also Primus 1992–2000)
- 2001–2011: Brian Smith
- 2012–present : John Armes
Assistant bishops
Among those who served as assistant bishops of the diocese were:
- 1938–1939: Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak; elected diocesan bishop, 1939[12]
- 1968–1982: Neil Russell, priest of Rosslyn Chapel and former assistant bishop for Zanzibar Island (Zanzibar)[13]
See also
References
- ^ "History of the affairs of church and state in Scotland" (PDF). nls.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ISBN 9780567087461. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor".
- ^ "New Bishop Elected for Edinburgh | News | the Diocese of Edinburgh | A diocese of the Scottish Episcopal Church". Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ Report of Bishop John's Consecration on the Scottish Episcopal Church website
- ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp.60–72.
- ^ Scott 1928, Fasti Ecclesae Scoticanae, volume 7, pp.341–343.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 309.
- ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp.524–530.
- ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, pp.533–538.
- ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p.561.
- ^ "Danson, Ernest Denny Logie". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
Bibliography
- Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. ISBN 0-567-08746-8.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Keith, Robert (1824). An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down To The Year 1688. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell and Bradfute.
- Scott, Hew (1928). Fasti Ecclesae Scoticanae. Vol. 7 (New ed.). Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd.
- Skinner, John (1818). Annals of Scottish Episcopacy. Aberbeen: A. Brown & Co.