In the early days of the Scottish Episcopal Church, college bishops were men who were consecrated bishops in order to maintain apostolic succession but (extraordinarily) not appointed to any episcopal see. Fourteen such men were consecrated, eight of whom were later appointed to Scottish sees.[1]

List of college bishops

College Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church
No. Name When
consecrated 		Where
consecrated 		Consecrators Notes Ref(s)
1 John Fullarton 25 January 1705 Edinburgh John Paterson,
Alexander Rose,
& Robert Douglas 		Formerly minister of Paisley; appointed Bishop of Edinburgh in 1720; died 1727. [2][3]
2 John Sage Formerly a minister of Glasgow; died in 1711. [4][5][6]
3 John Falconer 28 April 1709 Dundee Alexander Rose,
Robert Douglas,
& John Sage 		Also minister of Carnbee; died in 1723. [7][8][9]
4 Henry Christie Also minister at Kinross; died 5 May 1718. [10][11][12]
5 Archibald Campbell 25 August 1711 Dundee Alexander Rose,
Robert Douglas,
& John Fullarton 		Appointed Bishop of Aberdeen in 1721; resigned 1724; died 1744. [13][14][15]
6 James Gadderar 24 February 1712 London George Hickes,
John Falconer,
& Archibald Campbell 		Formerly minister of Kilmaurs; appointed Bishop of Aberdeen in 1724; died 1733. [16][17][18]
7 Arthur Millar 22 October 1718 Edinburgh Alexander Rose,
John Fullarton,
& John Falconer 		Appointed Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus in 1727; died later in the same year. [19][20]
8 William Irvine Died 1725. [21][22][23]
9 Andrew Cant 17 October 1722 Edinburgh John Fullarton,
Arthur Millar,
& William Irvine 		Died 1728. [24][25][26][27]
10 David Freebairn Appointed Bishop of Galloway and Primus in 1731, and Bishop of Edinburgh in 1733; died 1739. [28][29][30]
11 John Ochterlony November 1726 Edinburgh Andrew Cant,
David Freebairn,
& Alexander Duncan 		Appointed Bishop of Brechin in 1731; died 1742. [31][32]
12 James Rose Appointed Bishop of Fife in 1731; died 1733. [33][34]
13 John Gillan 11 June 1727 Edinburgh David Freebairn,
Alexander Duncan,
James Rose,
& John Ochterlony 		Appointed Bishop of Dunblane in 1731; died 1735. [35]
14 David Ranken Died 1728. [36][37][38]

Notes

  1. ^ Bertie, David (ed.) Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000: Chapter – College Bishops p. 515 (Google Books; accessed 2 May 2014)
  2. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 46.
  3. ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 533.
  4. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 126.
  5. ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 533.
  6. ^ Gordon 1867, Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, pp. 404–436.
  7. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 40.
  8. ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, pp. 533–534.
  9. ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 524–525.
  10. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, pp. 24–25.
  11. ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, pp. 533–534.
  12. ^ Gordon 1867, Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, p. 437.
  13. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 20.
  14. ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 534.
  15. ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 530–531.
  16. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 47.
  17. ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 534.
  18. ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 531–532.
  19. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 98.
  20. ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 526–527.
  21. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 70.
  22. ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 534.
  23. ^ Gordon 1867, Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, p. 437.
  24. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, pp. 21–22.
  25. ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 535.
  26. ^ Gordon 1867, Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, p. 438.
  27. ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, p. 553.
  28. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 45–46.
  29. ^ Skinner 1818, Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 535.
  30. ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 527–528.
  31. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 108.
  32. ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 543–544.
  33. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 123.
  34. ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, p. 552.
  35. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 50.
  36. ^ Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 17–118.
  37. ^ Gordon 1867, Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, p. 438.
  38. ^ Keith 1824, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, p. 553.

References

  • Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. ISBN 0567087468.
  • Gordon, J. F. S. (1867). Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon. Vol. 2. Glasgow: John Tweed.
  • Keith, Robert (1824). Russel, Michael (ed.). An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down To The Year 1688. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell and Bradfute.
  • Skinner, John (1818). Annals of Scottish Episcopacy. Aberbeen: A. Brown & Co.


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