Bishops Elected As Primus
Holders of the role since the creation of the post in the early 18th century.
| Primi of Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1720 | 1727 | John Fullarton | Bishop of Edinburgh, 1720–1727. |
| May 1727 | Oct 1727 | Arthur Millar | Bishop of Edinburgh, May–Oct 1727. |
| 1727 | 1731 | Andrew Lumsden | Bishop of Edinburgh, 1727–1733. |
| 1731 | 1738 | David Freebairn | Bishop of Galloway, 1731–1733; Bishop of Edinburgh, 1733–1739. |
| 1738 | 1743 | Thomas Rattray | Bishop of Dunkeld, 1727–1743. |
| 1743 | 1757 | Robert Keith | Bishop of Caithness, Orkney and The Isles, 1731–1757. |
| 1757 | 1761 | Robert White | Bishop of Fife, 1743–1761. |
| 1762 | 1782 | William Falconer | Bishop of Moray, 1742–1778; Bishop of Edinburgh, 1776–1784. |
| 1782 | 1788 | Robert Kilgour | Bishop of Aberdeen, 1768–1786. |
| 1788 | 1816 | John Skinner | Bishop of Aberdeen, 1786–1816. |
| 1816 | 1837 | George Gleig | Bishop of Brechin, 1810–1840. |
| 1837 | 1841 | James Walker | Bishop of Edinburgh, 1830–1841. |
| 1841 | 1857 | William Skinner | Bishop of Aberdeen, 1816–1857. |
| 1857 | 1862 | Charles Terrot | Bishop of Edinburgh, 1841–1872. |
| 1862 | 1886 | Robert Eden | Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, 1851–1886. |
| 1886 | 1901 | Hugh Jermyn | Bishop of Brechin, 1875–1903. |
| 1901 | 1904 | James Kelly | Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, 1886–1904. |
| 1904 | 1907 | George Wilkinson | Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane, 1893–1907. |
| 1908 | 1934 | Walter Robberds | Bishop of Brechin, 1904–1934. |
| 1935 | 1943 | Arthur Maclean | Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, 1904–1943. |
| 1943 | 1946 | Logie Danson | Bishop of Edinburgh, 1939–1946. |
| 1946 | 1952 | John How | Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, 1938–1952. |
| 1952 | 1962 | Thomas Hannay | Bishop of Argyll & The Isles, 1942–1962. |
| 1962 | 1973 | Francis Moncreiff | Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, 1952–1973. |
| 1974 | 1977 | Richard Wimbush | Bishop of Argyll & The Isles, 1963–1977. |
| 1977 | 1985 | Alastair Haggart | Bishop of Edinburgh, 1975–1985. |
| 1985 | 1990 | Lawrence Luscombe | Bishop of Brechin, 1975–1990. |
| 1990 | 1992 | George Henderson | Bishop of Argyll & The Isles, 1977–1992. |
| 1992 | 2000 | Richard Holloway | Bishop of Edinburgh, 1986–2000. |
| 2001 | 2006 | Bruce Cameron | Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, 1992–2006. |
| 2006 | 2009 | Idris Jones | Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, 1998–2009. |
| 2009 | present | David Chillingworth | Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane, 2005–present. |
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