Bishop of Inverness
Encyclopedia
The Cathedral
of St Andrew in Inverness
, Scotland
, is the mother church of the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness
within the Scottish Episcopal Church
.
Rt. Revd Mark Strange was elected as the new bishop on 2 June 2007 and was consecrated and installed on 13 October 2007.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
of St Andrew in Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, is the mother church of the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness
Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness
The Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers Caithness and Sutherland , mainland Ross and Cromarty , and mainland Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Moray and Banffshire . The diocesan centre is St. Andrew's Cathedral in Inverness...
within the Scottish Episcopal Church
Scottish Episcopal Church
The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian church in Scotland, consisting of seven dioceses. Since the 17th century, it has had an identity distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland....
.
Rt. Revd Mark Strange was elected as the new bishop on 2 June 2007 and was consecrated and installed on 13 October 2007.
Bishops of Moray post 1688
- 1688-1707 William Hay
- 1707-1727 See Vacant
- 1727-1735 William Dunbar
- 1737-1742 See vacant
- 1742-1778 William Falconer
- 1778-1787 Arthur PetrieArthur PetrieArthur Petrie was the 37th bishop of the Diocese of Ross and Moray of the Scottish Episcopal Church. He was one of the three bishops to consecrate Samuel Seabury, an American Episcopal priest as a bishop in 1784....
- 1787-1798 Andrew MacFarlane
- 1798-1838 Alexander JollyAlexander JollyAlexander Jolly was bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness in the Scottish Episcopal Church.-Life:Born on 3 April 1756 at Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, he was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, was ordained deacon in the Scottish episcopal church on 1 July 1776, and admitted priest on 19 March...
- 1838-1850 David Low
Bishops of Ross post 1688
- 1688-1696 James Ramsay
- 1696-1727 See vacant
- 1727-1735 See united with Moray
- 1735-1757 See united with Caithness
- 1755-1762 See vacant
- 1762-1775 Robert ForbesRobert Forbes (bishop)Robert Forbes was the bishop of Ross and Caithness for the Scottish Episcopal Church. He is best remembered for his vocal Jacobite views.-Life:...
- 1776-1798 See united with Moray
- 1798-1819 Andrew MacFarlane
- 1819-1850 David Low
- 1851-1864 See united with Moray
Bishops of Caithness post 1688
- 1688-1695 Andrew Wood
- 1695-1731 See vacant
- 1731-1757 Robert Keith
- 1757-1864 See linked with various others
Bishops of Moray, Ross and Caithness
- 1851 Robert Eden
- 1886 James Butler Knill Kelly
- 1904 Arthur John Maclean
- 1942 Piers Holt Wilson (to 1952)
- 1952 Duncan McInnes
- 1970 George Minshull Sessford
- 1994 Gregor MacGregor
- 1999 John Michael Crook
- 2007 Mark Strange