John Falconer (bishop)
| Styles of John Falconer, MA | |
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Right Reverend | |
| Spoken style | My Lord or Bishop |
John Falconer (or Falconar) (c.1660–1723) was a Scottish clergyman who served as a minister in the Church of Scotland and before becoming a college bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Early life and family
Born about 1660, he was the son of the Reverend David Falconer and Margaret Braydday.[1][2] He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1679.[1][2] He married Elizabeth Galloway (1671–1691), daughter of Thomas Galloway, 2nd Lord Dunkeld, and they had two sons: James and Thomas.[1][2]
Ecclesiastical career
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He died at Inglismaldie on 6 July 1723, aged c. 63, and was buried at Logie Pert, Angus.[1][2]
Works
He is possibly the author of Cryptomenysis Paterfacta (published in 1685) and wrote a little tract described as "a popular exposition of the various Covenants of God and especially of the sanctions and conditions of the Christian Covenants" which has been preserved in manuscript.[1][2]
References
- ^ ISBN 0567087468.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Scott, Hew (1925). Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae. Vol. 5 (New ed.). Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 189.
- ^ Skinner, John (1818). Annals of Scottish Episcopacy. Aberbeen: A. Brown & Co. p. 533.