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Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

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The primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, 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. Mark Strange who became primus on 27 June 2017.

The word literally means "first" in Latin and is cognate to the related episcopal title Primate.

Roles

The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has the following tasks:

  • to preside at all provincial liturgical functions
  • to preside at all meetings of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church
  • to preside at all meetings of the Episcopal Synod
  • to declare and carry out the resolutions of the General Synod, the Episcopal Synod and the College of Bishops
  • to represent the Scottish Episcopal Church in its relation to all other churches of the Anglican Communion and other communions
  • to perform the functions and duties of primus as specified in the canons of the Scottish Episcopal Church
  • to correspond on behalf of the Scottish Episcopal Church with primates, metropolitans and the secretary general of the Anglican Consultative Council.

History

The primus does not have any metropolitan jurisdiction. Metropolitan responsibilities are held by the diocesan bishops. The last head of the Scottish Episcopal Church to hold both primate and metropolitan titles was Arthur Rose, Archbishop of St Andrews, up to his death in 1704. The last bishop to exercise metropolitan authority was Alexander Rose, Bishop of Edinburgh, up to his death in 1720.

Bishops elected as primus

Holders of the role since the creation of the post in the early 18th century.

Primuses of the Scottish Episcopal ChurchFromUntilIncumbentNotes
17201727[[File:No image.svg60px]] John FullartonBishop of Edinburgh, 1720–1727.
May 1727Oct 1727[[File:No image.svg60px]] Arthur MillarBishop of Edinburgh, May–Oct 1727.
17271731[[File:No image.svg60px]] Andrew LumsdenBishop of Edinburgh, 1727–1733.
17311738[[File:No image.svg60px]] David FreebairnBishop of Galloway, 1731–1733; Bishop of Edinburgh, 1733–1739.
17381743[[File:Jacobite broadside - Portrait of Bish Thomas RATTRAY (1688-1743) (cropped).jpg60px]] Thomas RattrayBishop of Dunkeld, 1727–1743.
17431757[[File:No image.svg60px]] Robert KeithBishop of Caithness, Orkney and The Isles, 1731–1757.
17571761[[File:No image.svg60px]] Robert WhiteBishop of Fife, 1743–1761.
17621782[[File:No image.svg60px]] William FalconerBishop of Moray, 1742–1778; Bishop of Edinburgh, 1776–1784.
17821788[[File:Bishop Robert Kilgour 1714-1790.jpg60px]] Robert KilgourBishop of Aberdeen, 1768–1786.
17881816[[File:John Skinner.jpg60px]] John SkinnerBishop of Aberdeen, 1786–1816.
18161837[[File:Bishop George Gleig.jpg60px]] George GleigBishop of Brechin, 1810–1840.
18371841[[File:No image.svg60px]] James WalkerBishop of Edinburgh, 1830–1841.
18411857[[File:No image.svg60px]] William SkinnerBishop of Aberdeen, 1816–1857.
18571862[[File:CH Terrot.jpg60px]] Charles TerrotBishop of Edinburgh, 1841–1872.
18621886[[File:No image.svg60px]] Robert EdenBishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, 1851–1886.
18861901[[File:No image.svg60px]] Hugh JermynBishop of Brechin, 1875–1903.
19011904[[File:No image.svg60px]] James KellyBishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, 1886–1904.
19041907[[File:Bp George Howard Wilkinson NPG.jpg60px]] George WilkinsonBishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane, 1893–1907.
19081934[[File:Walter John Forbes Robberds (cropped).jpg60px]] Walter RobberdsBishop of Brechin, 1904–1934.
19351943[[File:No image.svg60px]] Arthur MacleanBishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, 1904–1943.
19431946[[File:No image.svg60px]] Logie DansonBishop of Edinburgh, 1939–1946.
19461952[[File:No image.svg60px]] John HowBishop of Glasgow & Galloway, 1938–1952.
19521962[[File:No image.svg60px]] Thomas HannayBishop of Argyll & The Isles, 1942–1962.
19621973[[File:No image.svg60px]] Francis MoncreiffBishop of Glasgow & Galloway, 1952–1973.
19741977[[File:No image.svg60px]] Richard WimbushBishop of Argyll & The Isles, 1963–1977.
19771985[[File:No image.svg60px]] Alastair HaggartBishop of Edinburgh, 1975–1985.
19851990[[File:No image.svg60px]] Ted LuscombeBishop of Brechin, 1975–1990.
19901992[[File:No image.svg60px]] George HendersonBishop of Argyll & The Isles, 1977–1992.
19922000[[File:No image.svg60px]] Richard HollowayBishop of Edinburgh, 1986–2000.
20002006[[File:No image.svg60px]] Bruce CameronBishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, 1992–2006.
20062009[[File:Dr Idris Jones (cropped).jpg60px]] Idris JonesBishop of Glasgow & Galloway, 1998–2009.
20092016[[File:David Chillingworth (15682752159) (cropped).jpg60px]] David ChillingworthBishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane, 2004–2016.
2017present[[File:2007-10-13 Anglican Bishop Mark Strange (cropped).jpg60px]] Mark StrangeBishop of Moray, Ross, & Caithness, 2007–present

References

Bibliography

References

  1. ''A Short History of the Episcopal Church in Scotland'' by Frederick Goldie (revised edition — 1975) {{ISBN. 0-7152-0315-0
  2. {{Harvnb. Bertie. 2000, ''Scottish Episcopal Clergy'', pp.121–122.
  3. {{Harvnb. Bertie. 2000, ''Scottish Episcopal Clergy'', p.513.
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