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{{Short description|none}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}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 {{wiktla|primus}} 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.A Short History of the Episcopal Church in Scotland by Frederick Goldie (revised edition — 1975) {{ISBN|0-7152-0315-0}} The last bishop to exercise metropolitan authority was Alexander Rose, Bishop of Edinburgh, up to his death in 1720.{{Harvnb|Bertie|2000}}, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, pp.121–122.

Bishops elected as primus

Holders of the role since the creation of the post in the early 18th century.{{Harvnb|Bertie|2000}}, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p.513.{| class=“wikitable” style="width:95%;” border=“1” cellpadding=“2”! colspan=“4” style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;” | Primuses of the Scottish Episcopal Church! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 10%;” | From! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 10%;” | Until! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 33%;” | Incumbent! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 42%;” | Notes valign=“top” style="background-color: white;”

1727	60px) John Fullarton| Bishop of Edinburgh, 1720–1727.

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Oct 1727	60px) Arthur Millar| Bishop of Edinburgh, May–Oct 1727.

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1731	60px) Andrew Lumsden| Bishop of Edinburgh, 1727–1733.

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1738	60px) David Freebairn| Bishop of Galloway, 1731–1733; Bishop of Edinburgh, 1733–1739.

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1743	60px) Thomas Rattray| Bishop of Dunkeld, 1727–1743.

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1757	60px) Robert Keith	Bishop of Caithness, Bishop of Orkney>Orkney and The Isles, 1731–1757.

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1761	60px) Robert White	Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane>Bishop of Fife, 1743–1761.

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1782	60px) William Falconer| Bishop of Moray, 1742–1778; Bishop of Edinburgh, 1776–1784.

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1788	60px) Robert Kilgour| Bishop of Aberdeen, 1768–1786.

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1816	60px) John Skinner| Bishop of Aberdeen, 1786–1816.

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1837	60px) George Gleig| Bishop of Brechin, 1810–1840.

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1841	60px) James Walker| Bishop of Edinburgh, 1830–1841.

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1857	60px) William Skinner| Bishop of Aberdeen, 1816–1857.

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1862	60px) Charles Terrot| Bishop of Edinburgh, 1841–1872.

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1886	60px) Robert Eden	Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness>Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, 1851–1886.

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1901	60px) Hugh Jermyn| Bishop of Brechin, 1875–1903.

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1904	60px) James Kelly| Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, 1886–1904.

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1907	60px) George Wilkinson	Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane>Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane, 1893–1907.

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1934	60px) Walter Robberds| Bishop of Brechin, 1904–1934.

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1943	60px) Arthur Maclean| Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, 1904–1943.

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1946	60px) Logie Danson| Bishop of Edinburgh, 1939–1946.

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1952	60px) John How	Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway>Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, 1938–1952.

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1962	60px) Thomas Hannay	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles (Episcopal)>Bishop of Argyll & The Isles, 1942–1962.

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1973	60px) Francis Moncreiff| Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, 1952–1973.

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1977	60px) Richard Wimbush| Bishop of Argyll & The Isles, 1963–1977.

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1985	60px) Alastair Haggart| Bishop of Edinburgh, 1975–1985.

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1990	60px) Ted Luscombe| Bishop of Brechin, 1975–1990.

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1992	60px) George Henderson| Bishop of Argyll & The Isles, 1977–1992.

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2000	60px) Richard Holloway| Bishop of Edinburgh, 1986–2000.

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2006	60px) Bruce Cameron	Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney>Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, 1992–2006.

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2009	60px) Idris Jones| Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, 1998–2009.

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2016	60px) David Chillingworth| Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane, 2004–2016.

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present	60px) Mark Strange| Bishop of Moray, Ross, & Caithness, 2007–present

See also

• Religion in the United Kingdom

References

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Bibliography

• BOOK, Bertie, David M., Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000, 2000, T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 0-567-08746-8,

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