Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh - Office Holders

Office Holders

Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland.
  • William Ballantine (appointed 13 October 1653 – died 2 September 1661)
  • Alexander Dunbar Winchester (appointed 12 June 1662, resigned 1668, reappointed 1672, resigned again in July 1693)
Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland.
  • Thomas Joseph Nicolson (appointed 7 September 1694 – died 12 October 1718)
  • James Gordon (succeeded 12 October 1718 – appointed the Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District on 23 July 1727)
Vicariate Apostolic of the Lowland District.
  • James Gordon (appointed 23 July 1727– died 18 February 1746)
  • Alexander Smith (succeeded 18 February 1746 – died 21 August 1767)
  • James Grant (succeeded 21 August 1767 – died 3 December 1778)
  • George Hay (succeeded 3 December 1778 – retired 24 August 1805)
  • Alexander Cameron (succeeded 24 August 1805 – retired 20 August 1825)
  • Alexander Paterson (succeeded 20 August 1825 – appointed vicar apostolic of the Eastern District 13 February 1827)
Vicariate Apostolic of the Eastern District.
  • Alexander Paterson (appointed 13 February 1827 – died 30 October 1831)
  • Andrew Carruthers (appointed 28 September 1832 – died 24 May 1852)
  • James Gillis (succeeded 24 May 1852 – died 24 February 1864)
  • John Menzies Strain (appointed 2 September 1864 – appointed Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh 15 March 1878)
Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.
  • John Menzies Strain (appointed 15 March 1878 – died 2 July 1883)
  • William Smith (appointed 2 October 1885 – died 16 March 1892)
  • Angus MacDonald (appointed 15 July 1892 – died 29 April 1900)
  • James August Smith (appointed 30 August 1900 – died 25 November 1928)
  • Andrew Thomas McDonald, O.S.B. (appointed 19 July 1929 - died 22 May 1950)
  • Gordon Joseph Gray (appointed 20 June 1951 – retired 30 May 1985)
  • Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien (appointed 30 May 1985)

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