Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
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The Primus, styled The Most Revd the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd Idris Jones who became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 16 May 2006. He was elected by the drawing of lots, the result of the election process having been tied.
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[edit] Roles of the Primus
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.
[edit] History of the Primus
The Primus does not have any metropolitan jurisdiction. Metropolitan responsibilities are held by the diocesian bishops. The last head of the Scottish Episcopal Church who was Primate and Metropolitan was Archbishop Ross (of St Andrews) up to his death in 1704.[1]
[edit] Bishops elected as Primus
Holders of the role since the creation of the post in the 18th century. [2]
| Dates | Name | Diocese | Notes |
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| 1720 to 1727 | John Fullerton | Edinburgh | Was the first Primus elected without metropolitan juridiction. |
| 1727 to ???? | Andrew Lumsden | ||
| 1731 to ???? | David Freebairn | Edinburgh | |
| ???? to 1747 | Robert Keith | Coadjutor to Bishop of Edinburgh from 1727 | |
| 1747 to 1761 | Robert White | District of Fife | |
| 1761 to 1776 | William Falconer | Moray | |
| 1776 to 1778 | Edinburgh | ||
| 1778 to 1788 | Robert Kilgour | Aberdeen and Orkney | |
| 1788 to 1816 | John Skinner | Aberdeen and Orkney | Coadjutor to the Primus from 1778 |
| 1816 to 1837 | George Gleig | Brechin | |
| 1837 to 1841 | James Walker | Edinburgh | |
| 1841 to 1857 | William Skinner | Aberdeen and Orkney | |
| 1857 to 1862 | Charles Terrot | Edinburgh | |
| 1862 to 1886 | Robert Eden | Moray, Ross and Caithness | |
| 1886 to 1901 | Hugh Jermyn | Brechin | |
| 1901 to 1904 | James Kelly (bishop) | Moray, Ross and Caithness | |
| 1904 to 1907 | George Wilkinson | St Andrews | |
| 1908 to 1935 | Walter John Forbes Robberds | Brechin | |
| 1935 to 1943 | Arthur John MacLean | Moray, Ross and Caithness | |
| 1943 to 1946 | Ernest Denny Logie Danson | Edinburgh | |
| 1946 to 1952 | John Charles Halland How | Glasgow and Galloway | |
| 1952 to 1962 | Thomas Hannay | Argyll and the Isles | |
| 1962 to 1974 | Francis Hamilton Moncrieff | Glasgow and Galloway | |
| 1974 to 1977 | Richard Knyvet Wimbush | Argyll and the Isles | |
| 1977 to 1985 | Alastair Iain Macdonald Haggart | Edinburgh | |
| 1985 to 1992 | Lawrence Edward Luscombe | Brechin | |
| 1992 to 2000 | Richard Holloway | Edinburgh | |
| 2001 to 2006 | Bruce Cameron | Aberdeen and Orkney | Elected 1 November 2000 |
| 2006 to present | Idris Jones | Glasgow and Galloway | Elected 16 May 2006 |
[edit] References
- ^ "A Short History of the Episcopal Church in Scotland" by Frederick Goldie (revised edition - 1975) ISBN 0715203150
- ^ "Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689 - 2000" by David M Bertie ISBN 0567087468
[edit] See also
| Anglican Hierarchy in Great Britain | |
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| Church of England | Archbishop of Canterbury: Bath & Wells | Birmingham | Bristol | Chelmsford | Chichester | Coventry | Derby | Ely | Exeter | Gibraltar in Europe | Gloucester | Guildford | Hereford | Leicester | Lichfield | Lincoln | London | Norwich | Oxford | Peterborough | Portsmouth | Rochester | Saint Albans | St Edmundsbury & Ipswich | Salisbury | Southwark | Truro | Winchester | Worcester Archbishop of York: Blackburn | Bradford | Carlisle | Chester | Durham | Liverpool | Manchester | Newcastle | Ripon and Leeds | Sheffield | Sodor & Man | Southwell | Wakefield |
| Church in Wales | Archbishop of Wales: Bangor | Llandaff | Monmouth | Saint Asaph | Saint David's | Swansea & Brecon |
| Scottish Episcopal Church | Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church: Aberdeen and Orkney | Argyll & the Isles | Brechin | Edinburgh | Glasgow & Galloway | Moray, Ross & Caithness | Saint Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane |
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