List of Archbishops
The bishopric of St Andrews was elevated into an Archbishopric in 1472 by Pope Sixtus IV. The Scottish church broke with Rome in the Scottish Reformation of 1560.
| Incumbent | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Graham | 1472–1478 | Deposed for corruption and insanity in 1478. |
| William Scheves | 1478–1497 | Co-adjutor since 1476. |
| James Stewart, Duke of Ross | 1497–1504 | |
| Alexander Stewart | 1504–1513 | |
| John Hepburn | el. 1513 | Elect, not accepted by the Pope. |
| Cardinal Innocenzo Cybo | 1513–1514 | He was the nephew of Pope Leo X, and appointed by the Pope instead of John Hepburn. Owing to lack of support in Scotland, and exchange was made with Archbishop Forman of Bourges. |
| William Elphinstone | 1513–1514 | Received crown nomination and chapter postulation for translation from bishopric of Aberdeen but died without possession on 25 October 1514. It is not known whether or not the Pope would have accepted his translation. |
| Gavin Douglas | 1513–1514 | Received crown nomination after death of Elphinstone; was not accepted by the Pope and became Bishop of Dunkeld instead. |
| Andrew Forman | 1514–1521 | Bishop of Moray, Archbishop of Bourges, obtained St Andrews through exchange with Cibo. |
| James Beaton | 1522–1539 | |
| David Cardinal Beaton | 1539–1546 | Co-adjutor since 1537. |
| John Hamilton | 1547–1571 | |
| Gavin Hamilton | 1571 | Co-adjutor since 1551. |
| John Douglas | 1571–1574 | |
| Patrick Adamson | 1575–1592 | |
| George Gledstanes | 1604–1615 | |
| John Spottiswoode | 1615–1638 | |
| Abolition of Episcopacy 1638-1661 | ||
| James Sharp | 1661–1679 | First Archbishop of the Restoration Episcopacy. |
| Alexander Burnet | 1679–1684 | |
| Arthur Rose | 1684-1689 (1704) | |
| In 1689, episcopacy was declared abolished in the Church of Scotland, but continued in the Scottish Episcopal Church. | ||
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